Het ledenverloop van Focus Fit is groot, waardoor het ledenaantal gelijk blijft. Het gevolg hiervan is dat het bedrijf niet groeit en zo geen extra financiële ruimte krijgt, waardoor ze minder makkelijk kan inspelen op de wensen en behoeften van de leden en de veranderende markt. Het onderzoek dat is …

Posterpresentatie over IAG4-project 'Functional Fitness Monitor', een methodiek voor het verbeteren van functionele fitheid van brandweermensen door een combinatie van meten, presenteren van feedback en coaching. Gepresenteerd op Symposium Healthy Work: Good for Business, gehouden op 29 april 2016 in …

The aim of the present study was to identify anthropometric, physical, coordinative and ice-skating specific characteristics that discriminate young elite ice skaters from non-elite skaters and their non-skating peers. 32 skaters aged 9-12 years old (11 elites and 21 non-elites) voluntarily participated …

Inleiding: Het onderzoeksproject “de perfecte sportrolstoel” gebruikt voor het weergeven van gemeten data momenteel het Wheelchair Mobility Performance rapport (WMP rapport). Dit doen zij voor rolstoelbasketbal. Het WMP rapport is een rapport waarin een zestal relevante uitkomsten van bewegingen voor …

In order to determine whether small-sided game (SSG) locomotor performance can serve as a fitness indicator, we (1) compared 6-a-side (6v6) SSG-intensity of players varying in fitness and skill, (2) examined the relationship of the 6v6-SSG and Yo-Yo IR2 and (3) assessed the reliability of the 6v6-SSG. …

The Netherlands is known globally for its widespread use of bicycles and some call it a “cycling nation”. Indeed, many Dutch inhabitants own a bike and cycle frequently. Numbers show that 84% of the Dutch inhabitants from age 4 years and older own a bike. Those owners have an average of 1.3 bikes per …

Background/Aims: This study examines the feasibility of a preoperative exercise program to improve the physical fitness of a patient before gastrointestinal surgery. Methods: An outpatient exercise program was developed to increase preoperative aerobic capacity, peripheral muscle endurance and respiratory …

Surgery aims to improve a patient’s medical condition. However, surgery is a major life event with the risk of negative consequences, like peri- and postoperative complications, prolonged hospitalization and delayed recovery of physical functioning. One of the major common side effects, functional …

Objective: To determine content validity of the Muscle Power Sprint Test (MPST) and construct validity and reliability of the MPST, 10x5 Meter Sprint Test (10x5MST), slalom test and one stroke push test (1SPT) in wheelchair-using youth with spina bifida (SB). Design: Clinimetric study Setting: Rehabilitation …

Background: Body composition measurements provide importanti nformation about physical fitness and nutritional status. People with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) have an increased risk for altered body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been evidenced as a reliable …