Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies

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[ad_1] WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPIC Many systematic reviews have examined the prospective link between baseline cardiorespiratory fitness and health outcomes, but no study has compiled all the evidence to help identify important gaps in the literature. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS This study identified 26 systematic reviews with meta-analysis representing over 20.9 million observations … Read more

Strength, power and aerobic capacity of transgender athletes: a cross-sectional study

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[ad_1] Introduction Transgender athletes can experience conflict between the gender that they were assigned and their experienced gender.1 The question of integrating transgender athletes into their affirmed gender categories is becoming more prominent, with sports’ governing bodies using varied approaches, from bans on transgender women in the female category2 requiring the reduction of testosterone in … Read more

Prevalence of therapeutic use exemptions at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: an analysis of data from 2016 to 2022

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[ad_1] Introduction Sport promotes the ideals of fair competition, inclusion, integrity and promotion of health.1–3 However, some athletes have sought unfair advantages via performance-enhancing substances or methods. In the last century, several international federations (IF) and then the International Olympic Committee (IOC) created antidoping rules including a list of prohibited substances, which were in force … Read more