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Relationship between body composition and musculoskeletal fitness in Nigerian children
(Asian Journal of Scientific Research, 2018)
Background and Objective: Substantial evidence indicates that high level of obesity assessed by body mass index (BMI) could affect the
motor performance, musculoskeletal fitness and wellbeing of the youths. This study ...
Comparison of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 9-13 year-old children from two countries using CDC and IOTF reference charts
(Science Alert, 2018)
Background and Objectives: The epidemic of obesity is frequently prevailing, certainly among pediatric inhabitants and could be influenced
by environmental and heritable factors. So, the aim of this study was to compare ...
Exercise testing and intervention: translation into a low resource community
(2015)
Ikageng is a low-resource community on the outskirts of Potchefstroom in the North West Province of South Africa. South Africa experiences a burden of disease that includes both diseases of lifestyle due to obesity and ...
Physical activity is personal: A mixed-methods study of undergraduate students at a South African university
(Ubiquity Press, 2024)
Background: Physical inactivity is a public health concern. Personal factors play a pivotal role in either prohibiting or promoting students’ physical activity (PA) participation. Limited studies have explored the influence ...