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  1. The correlation between the health-related fitness of healthy participants measured at home as opposed to fitness measured by sport scientists in a laboratory

    The correlation between the health-related fitness of healthy participants measured at home as opposed to fitness measured by sport scientists in a laboratory

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CC Grant --- Department of Sports Medicine, South Africa DC Janse van Rensburg --- Department of Sports Medicine, South Africa MS Pepper --- Department of Immunology, South Africa PJ du Toit --- Department of Physiology, South Africa PS Wood --- Department of Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences, South Africa J Ker --- Department of Sports Medicine, South Africa PE Krüger --- Institute for Sport Research, South Africa CW Grobbelaar --- Department of Physiology, South Africa K Nolte --- Department of Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences, South Africa F Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South Africa TC Grant --- Department of Sports Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Fitness is defined in the health context as a state of good health or physical condition, primarily as a result of exercise and proper nutrition. Conventional methods of measuring fitness are expensive, time consuming and require specialised methods. There...
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  2. Physical activity of children from a small rural town, South Africa

    Physical activity of children from a small rural town, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Minnaar --- Private Practice General Practitioner, South Africa CC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine, South Africa L Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South Africa
    Introduction: Physical activity plays an integral role in the normal physical, mental, social and cognitive development of children. One of the main reasons for overweight children in low- and middle-income countries like South Africa is inactivity. This study’s aim was...
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  3. The relationship between objectively measured physical activity and parameters of disease control in an African population of type 2 diabetes mellitus

    The relationship between objectively measured physical activity and parameters of disease control in an African population of type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MA Siddiqui --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa S Bhana --- Endocrinology Department, South Africa R Daya --- Endocrinology Department, South Africa
    Background: The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing rapidly. This is possibly due to increasing obesity, reduced level of activity, sedentary lifestyle, ageing population and industrialisation.
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