BACKGROUND & AIMS: Oral supplementation with vitamin D is recommended for older adults to maintain a sufficient 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status throughout the year. While supplementation with vitamin D2 or D3 is most common, alternative treatment regimens exist which require further investigation …

Objectives Chronic systemic low grade inflammation is associated with the age-related loss of muscle mass. Resistance exercise has been suggested to reduce or lower chronic systemic low grade inflammation. However, systemic chronic low-grade inflammation may adversely affect the adaptive response to …

An activity-friendly environment may increase physical activity (PA) levels and decrease sedentary behavior (SB). This study investigated associations between socio-demographic characteristics, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), perceived environment and objectively measured PA outcomes. Socio-demographic …

As the population is aging rapidly, there is a strong increase in the number of individuals with chronic disease and physical limitations. The decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) and the increase in fat mass (obesity) are important contributors to the development of physical limitations, …

Iedere leerling beleeft de les LO op zijn eigen manier. Wat de ene leerling leuk en motiverend vindt, ervaart de andere leerling mogelijk als vervelend en daarmee demotiverend. In dit artikel wordt ingegaan op welke wijze de leraar LO positief invloed kan uitoefenen op de motivatie van leerlingen in …

Een motiverende leeromgeving binnen het vakgebied LO staat misschien wel op gespannen voet met het geven van cijfers. In een promotieproject wordt momenteel onderzocht wat de invloed is van beoordeling bij LO op de motivatie van leerlingen.