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The relationship between binge drinking and metabolic syndrome components amongst young adults aged 21 to 31 years: Ellisras longitudinal study
(MPDI, 2020)
Background: Evidence is lacking on the effects of binge alcohol consumption on metabolic syndrome in the rural South African population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between binge drinking ...
High incidence of injuries at the Pyeongchang 2018 paralympic winter games: A prospective cohort study of 6804 athlete days
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
Given the increase in health surveillance research
in the sporting arena, the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) seeks to preserve the health of the
para athlete in several ways including high-quality
epidemiological ...
Persistent problems in African integration and peace-keeping
(Sabinet, 2018)
African economic integration and peacekeeping constitute respectively the
largest institutionalization, and the largest operationalization, of the African
Union (AU) and its sub-regional organisations. The number of ...
Perceptions of Physical Activity among Students Living on and off Campus in a University in the Western Cape
(The Open Public Health Journal, 2020)
Background:
Universities are said to have a responsibility to offer holistic education and should, therefore, include ways to prevent risky behaviour such as
sedentary living. University students are expected to make ...
Physical activity and non-communicable disease risk factors: Knowledge and perceptions of youth in a low resourced community in the Western Cape
(Bentham Open, 2020)
The youth's lack of knowledge and misconception on Physical Activity (PA) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) risk factors aid the
growing burden of NCDs globally. This study explored the knowledge and perception of youth ...
Mental health and physical activity: A COVID-19 viewpoint
(Bentham Open, 2021)
COVID-19, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has become a public health emergency across the globe. It is a
highly contagious disease, which elicits high levels of fear amongst the world ...
Exercise therapy education enriched through interprofessional
(2021)
Biokineticist and physiotherapy professional scopes of practice are explicit that they are both exercise therapists, meaning that they use exercise as a treatment modality. Despite these well-defined scopes of the profession ...
An own goal in sport for development: Time to change the playing field
(Sport and Development, 2016)
Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) refers to the use of
sport to promote varied outcomes beyond the playing field
and has been defined as ‘the intentional use of sport,
physical activity and play to attain specific ...
Profile of coronary heart disease risk factors in first-year university students
(LAM Publications Limited, 2013)
There is substantial evidence that coronary heart disease risk factors are present in people of all ages. The extent to which the problem exists in university students in South Africa has not been confirmed in the literature ...
Changes in the physical fitness of elite women's rugby union players over a competition season
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2013)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in the physical fitness characteristics of elite women’s rugby union players over a competitive season.
METHODS: Thirty-two elite women’s rugby union players, all members of the South ...