Recent Advances in Anti-doping

Raphael Faiss, James Hopker

Frontiers Media SA

In recent years, the achievements made by scientists in sport sciences, and anti-doping research...

Health Sports and Active Living Anti-doping Sciences & Integrity in Sport

Keywords: Doping,­Anti-doping,­detection,­Education,­deterrence,­Integrity

Human Movement Coordination in Healthy and Pathological Conditions: From Neuromuscular and Kinetic Principles to Muscle-tendon Function

Adamantios Arampatzis, Lida Mademli, Kiros Karamanidis, Maria-Elissavet Nikolaidou

Frontiers Media SA

The ability of humans to move effectively and safely through a variety of complex environmental...

Health Sports and Active Living Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Keywords: human movement,­kinematics,­Neuromuscular,­Muscle-Tendon

Lifelong Influence of Sports and Physical Activity

Roxana Ramona Onofrei, Marco Branco, Sorana D. Bolboaca

Frontiers Media SA

Physical activity and sports participation are recognized to be related to better health. Although...

Health Sports and Active Living Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of Disease

Keywords: physical activity,­Health,­Sport,­Exercise,­Well-being

Protecting the Welfare of Individuals Operating in Organized Sport

James L. Rumbold, Ashley Stirling, Louise Davis, James Newman, Andrew J. Higham

Frontiers Media SA

The issue of welfare in sport has become paramount in recent years. This has led various...

Health Sports and Active Living Sports Politics, Policy and Law

Keywords: safeguarding,­welfare,­Duty of care,­Well-being,­Mental Health

Motivations for Physical Activity

Pedro Morouço, Aleksandra Maria Rogowska

Frontiers Media SA

This is the third volume of the Research Topic: Motivation for Physical Activity. Please see the...

Science Psychology Movement Science

Keywords: Discouragement and demotivation,­health-related behaviors,­Healthy lifestyle,­physical exercise,­motivations,­physical activity

Training Load in Sport: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

Luís Branquinho, Pedro Forte, Elias De França, Ricardo Ferraz, José Eduardo Teixeira, Ronaldo Thomatieli-Santos

Frontiers Media SA

Training load is a critical component of athletic development, which involves manipulating various...

Health Sports and Active Living Exercise Physiology

Keywords: Sports,­periodization,­performance,­Recovery,­Technology

Combat Sports in Contemporary Society: An Interdisciplinary Exploration

Lazar Toskić, Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos, Alex Ojeda-Aravena, Leonardo Vidal Andreato, Jimmy Youn

Frontiers Media SA

Combat sports, spanning a diverse array of disciplines from boxing to mixed martial arts, have deep...

Health Sports and Active Living Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Keywords: combat sports,­Physiology,­training,­performance,­Psychological challenges,­Injury and recovery,­nutrition,­Ethics,­media

Nutrition for Team and Individual Sport Athletes

Justin Roberts, Alvaro López Samanes, Gina Trakman

Frontiers Media SA

Sports nutrition together with training, recovery, genetics and environmental considerations,...

Health Sports and Active Living Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Keywords: Dietary interventions,­ergogenic aids,­Dietary Supplements,­Sports performance,­intermittent sports

New trends in esports and gaming: analyzing the impact of esports and video games on body composition, psychological state and health of gamers/players

Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal, Mario Albaladejo Saura, Frano Giakoni, Andrés Godoy, Adrián Mateo-Orcajada

Frontiers Media SA

The field of video games and esports is currently booming, being one of the industries that has...

Health Sports and Active Living Sport Psychology

Keywords: Body Composition,­Cardiac rhytm,­competition,­eSports,­Gaming,­Heart Rate,­Kynanthropometry,­performance,­Physical condition,­Physical Fitness,­Psychology,­Videogames