Browsing Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science (SRES) by Title
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The effect of carbohydrate ingestion on the motor skill proficiency of soccer players
(Human Kinetics Publishers Inc., 1996)This study examined the effects of ingesting a glucose-polymer (GP) solution on the motor skill proficiencies of association football (soccer) players from two teams playing during two matches in a cool environment. Fifteen ... -
Effects of an exercise programme with people living with HIV: Research in a disadvantaged setting
(Routledge, 2014)This study aimed to analyse the physical health effects of a community based 10-week physical activity programme with people living with HIV. It was developed, implemented and evaluated in a disadvantaged community in South ... -
Effects of an isometric exercise training program on muscular strength, ankle mobility, and balance in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the lower legs in South Africa
(Springer, 2022)Background: Patients who suffer from diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the lower leg experience a greater risk of falls due to a decrease in strength of the lower extremities. Methods: Fourteen participants, diagnosed ... -
Effects of cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health and physical fitness on occupational performance of firefighters: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMC, 2022)Firefighting is a hazardous occupation, where firefighters are involved in life-threatening situations, being placed under tremendous physical strain, while wearing heavy and insulated equipment to protect them from ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Experiences of young South African gymnasts, parents and coaches about the health benefits of sport participation
(AFAHPER-SD, 2019)Gymnastics, as a physical activity, presents young people with opportunities to learn physical skills, improve eye-hand coordination, develop gross and fine motor skills, and socially develop through engagement with other ... -
Experiences and perceptions of students with disabilities concerning factors influencing participation in recreational sport at a University in Western Cape Province , South Africa
(LAM Publications Limited, 2013)South African universities share a common purpose to make sport and recreation accessible to students at higher education institutions, including students with disabilities.Therefore, integrating students with disabilities ... -
Exploring the use of digital gaming to improve student engagement at a resource poor institution in South Africa
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2014)Although student engagement has potential to enhance learning and student retention, the use of digital games to achieve this learning outcome remains a challenge in higher education. while the role of gamification is ... -
Factors influencing participation in physical activity among 11-13 year-old school children in the Western Cape, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)South African adolescents, in general, are physically inactive, and obesity amongst the youth at schools has become an alarming trend. This study aimed to identify the predisposing, reinforcing and enabling factors of ... -
Female sport administrators’ experiences of organisational fit in the workplace
(AFAHPER-SD, 2011)Gender inequality in South African sport has been legislated against by a number of constitutionally binding Acts. Although these policies have done much to address the general absence of women in leadership positions ... -
Her-stories in South African sport: gender and sport in the Cape Colony 1806-1910
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)INTRODUCTION: The gendering of South African sport has a point of origin which is not explicitly evident until one examines the impact of the combined effects of the masculinity-sports relationship during the Victorian ... -
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 ... -
If you build it will they come? Park upgrades, park use and park-based physical activity in urban Cape Town, South Africa—The sun study
(MDPI, 2023)The development and upgrade of recreational public spaces are key government strategies to increase opportunities for physical activity (PA) and enhance social interaction and community cohesion. This study aimed to ... -
Individuals with traumatic brain injuries perceptions and experiences of returning to work in South Africa
(IOS Press, 2012)Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the central concepts of a model that would facilitate the return to work process of individuals with brain injury. However for the purpose of this paper there will be a focus ... -
Knowledge and attitude toward health and CVD risk factors among firefighters in Cape Town, South Africa
(PAGEpress, 2021)Firefighting is a hazardous occupation, and the firefighters’ fitness for duty is affected by their knowledge of and attitudes toward their health and their relationship in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). ... -
Learning from experience in Hangzhou: WLCE leisure experience research opportunity
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)This text was collaboratively written by the 12 students – from Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Hungary – who participated in the WLCE Leisure Experience Research Opportunity, a fieldwork project focusing on resident, ... -
Leisure pursuits in South Africa as observed during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)This paper aims to present the leisure pursuits in South Africa as observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the world was hit by the pandemic as early as January 2020, South Africa recorded its first case on 5 March ... -
The link between parenting approaches and health behavior: a systematic review
(Routledge, 2017)The familial home environment, where parenting takes place, plays an important role in the health behaviors that children and adolescents engage in and has implications on health and well-being in later life. Lifestyle-related ... -
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 ...