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Sports Medicine at PeerJ

Sports medicine includes research into physical activity and fitness, as well as diagnosis, treatment of musculoskeletal illnesses

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Improving exercise motivation and physical fitness in college students through a long-term mindfulness-enhanced Tai Chi Chuan program: a randomized controlled trial
Ping Qu, Xiaoqing Zhu, Ting Zhu, Hui Zhou, Minghua Huang, Feng Pan, Xiaoyan Wang, Jingsi Wen, Yang Liu, Yu Zhang, Fangbin Li, Yuyin Wang
Effect of acute exercise on the dynamics of testosterone levels: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Qianxin Tu, Gen Li, Songtao Wang
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The effects of biological sex on fatigue during and recovery from resistance exercise
Gregory Lee Nuckols, Chase Alexander Overpeck, Erik Daniel Hanson, Claudio Luiz Battaglini
Research progress on exercise fatigue from the perspective of fatigue biomarkers
Xin Liu, Juan Liu

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Progressive overload without progressing load? The effects of load or repetition progression on muscular adaptations
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Applications and limitations of current markerless motion capture methods for clinical gait biomechanics
Logan Wade, Laurie Needham, Polly McGuigan, James Bilzon
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Stiffness and thickness of the upper trapezius muscle increase after repeated climbing bouts in male climbers
Sebastian Klich, Adam Kawczyński, Klaudia Sommer, Natalia Danek, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Lori A. Michener, Pascal Madeleine
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Effects of subjective and objective autoregulation methods for intensity and volume on enhancing maximal strength during resistance-training interventions: a systematic review
Stian Larsen, Eirik Kristiansen, Roland van den Tillaar
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Healthcare applications of single camera markerless motion capture: a scoping review
Bradley Scott, Martin Seyres, Fraser Philp, Edward K. Chadwick, Dimitra Blana
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of mind-body exercise on depressed and anxious individuals
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The impact of physical activity on social anxiety among college students: an analysis of the chain mediation effect of family support and self-efficacy
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Applications and limitations of current markerless motion capture methods for clinical gait biomechanics
Logan Wade, Laurie Needham, Polly McGuigan, James Bilzon
255 citations · 18,489 views · 3,009 downloads
Effects of combined aerobic and resistance training on glycemic control, blood pressure, inflammation, cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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