Advances in Applied Physiology

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Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2016

  • Physical and Physiological Comparison Between Indian Female College Basketball Players and Sedentary Students

    Kaushik Halder, Anjana Pathak, O. S. Tomer, Abhirup Chatterjee, Mantu Saha

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 18-23
    Received: 6 December 2015
    Accepted: 15 December 2015
    Published: 18 January 2016
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    Abstract: The study aimed to assess and compare the physical and physiological performances of Indian female college basketball players (BB) with sedentary females (SS) of same age group. Randomly selected 20 female college students, 10 each in 2 groups, BB (19.0 ± 0.8) and SS (19.7 ± 1.3) respectively, volunteered for this study. Standing height, body weigh... Show More
  • Human Gait with Reference to Age, Gender and Impact of Load: A Review

    Arundhati Guha Thakurta, Rauf Iqbal, H. V. Bhasin, Amitabha De, Shreya Maulik

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 24-30
    Received: 6 December 2015
    Accepted: 15 December 2015
    Published: 18 January 2016
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    Abstract: This review paper summarizes the available literature regarding the analysis of human gait of with reference to age and its effect on the performance. The ability to walk upright on two legs (bipedalism) is the root of what it means to be human and each person displays personal peculiarities in their walking pattern. According to the studies, muscl... Show More
  • Effect of Training on Body Composition, Physiological and Biochemical Variables of Field Hockey Players

    Indranil Manna, Gulshan Lal Khanna, Prakash Chandra Dhara

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 31-37
    Received: 22 December 2015
    Accepted: 29 December 2015
    Published: 18 January 2016
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    Abstract: The aim of study was to investigate the effect of training on selected anthropometric, physiological and biochemical variables of Indian under 23 year field hockey players. A total of 30 male field hockey players (age: 19.00-22.99 years; mean age: 20.9 ± 1.0 yr) volunteered for this study. The training sessions were divided into 2 phases (a) Prepar... Show More