Mark D.R. Ford

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Jump Height Rose 5.5% at 30 Hours After Resistance Priming in 24 Athletes

In a randomized crossover with 24 male athletes, countermovement jump height rose…

Exercise Was Linked to Better Upper-Limb Bone Health in 1,880 Women, Review Finds

A 26-trial review of 1,880 women linked exercise to better forearm and…

Brain Blood Flow Responses to Resistance Exercise Did Not Differ by Sex in 40 Adults

Twenty men and twenty women completed three sets of leg press while…

Exercise Participation Was Linked to a Better Relative Health Position in 76,827 Adults

A nine-wave analysis of the China General Social Survey found that exercise…

Pole Dance Training Was Linked to Stronger Inward Shoulder Rotation in 20 Adults

Ten high-level pole dance athletes produced significantly more inward shoulder rotation torque…

Mediterranean Lifestyle Was Linked to 25% Lower Recurrent Heart Event Risk in 5,851 Adults

A Mediterranean lifestyle score covering food, activity, rest and social habits was…

Multimodal HIIT Lifted Estimated VO2max 10.9% in Small Adolescent Basketball Trial

A six-week randomized trial in 36 adolescent basketball players found multimodal interval…

University Sports Sessions Averaged 3,134 Steps in 593 Students, Study Finds

A Heidelberg study of 593 students measured what university sports sessions deliver:…

Resistance Training Produced Small Muscle Growth in 1,443 Youth, 23-Study Review Finds

A systematic review of 23 controlled trials in 1,443 participants under 18…

Physical Fitness Was Linked to Better Arithmetic Fluency in 1,166 Adolescents

A seven-month study of 1,166 Spanish adolescents reports that baseline physical fitness…