Research Paper Title Bias and discrimination against men with overweight in the military. Background Research on weight-bias against men and/or in the military is scarce. Such a bias might cause some military members, who are otherwise fit to perform their duties, to suffer from discrimination and undue stress. Methods The researchers showed military personnel a… Read More
Research Paper Title Association of Psychological Stress with Physical Fitness in a Military Cohort: The CHIEF Study. Background Psychological stress is associated with sedentary behaviour, which may impair exercise performance. The aim of the study was to examine the association between psychological stress and physical fitness in military personnel. Methods A military cohort of 4080… Read More
Maintaining physical fitness is closely associated with a sound health status among members of society. Sedentary lifestyles, lack of exercise, and poor functional movement contributes to various health problems which are realised on a daily basis in the United States of America (USA) that put many lives at risk and is, therefore, not in the… Read More
Research Paper Title Effects of 6-Month Military Deployment on Physical Fitness, Body Composition, and Selected Health-Related Biomarkers. Background The purpose was to study the effects of 6-month deployment to Afghanistan on physical performance, anthropometrical, and health-related biochemical parameters in soldiers with sedentary to light physical workload shifts. Methods Twenty-five male soldiers (30 ± 4 years)… Read More
We often overlook the fact that we spend the majority of our time using furniture. Whether it is at work on a chair, during lunch on a bench, the seat in your car, lying down on your sofa, or even your bed. Furniture consumes us daily and actually plays a very crucial role in how… Read More
Research Paper Title Physical fitness as a risk factor for injuries and excessive stress symptoms during basic military training. Background The purpose of basic military training (BMT) is to enable the recruited soldiers to acquire basic military skills and develop the required physical fitness. This training is accompanied by heightened physical stress and the risk… Read More
Research Paper Title Association of Sickle Cell Trait and Haemoglobin S Percentage with Physical Fitness. Background This study aimed to determine the association between sickle cell trait (SCT) as a binary variable and haemoglobin S percentage as a stratified categorical variable with aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Methods This retrospective cohort study included all recruits who… Read More
