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Analysis of the Kenyan Distance Running Phenomenon.
(Human Kinetics, 2014)
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to investigate the ethnicity of Kenya's most successful international runners, tracking their evolution over the period of their international emergence and current dominance.
METHODS:
We ...
Inequality in physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep duration and risk of obesity in children: a 12-country study
(Wiley Open Access, 2018)
Objective
Studies examining associations between movement behaviours (i.e. physical activity,
sedentary behaviour and sleep duration) and obesity focus on average values of these
movement behaviours, despite important ...
Work-related musculoskeltal injuries and conditions suffered by computer-user employees in the banking institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
(2012-09-20)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and health-related problems among computer-user employees in the banking institutions in Nairobi. It was hypothesized that there would ...
NEWS for Africa: adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionnaire for physical activity in seven African countries
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background: Built environment and policy interventions are effective strategies for controlling the growing
worldwide deaths from physical inactivity-related non-communicable diseases. To improve built environment
research ...
Health-related lifestyles of clients of Kenyatta a university health and Recreation centre
(Kenyatta University & KAHPER-SD, 2003)
The World Health Organization and the
International Federation of Sports Medicine
recommend that daily physical activity should be
accepted as a major aspect of a healthy lifestyles.
However, a healthy lifestyle involve ...
The ACTN3 R577X polymorphism in East and West African athletes.
(Medicine and amp Science in Sports and amp Excersice, 2007-12)
To determine the frequency of the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism (functional R allele and nonfunctional X allele) in a variety of African populations and to examine its influence on the success of elite East African endurance ...
Physical Activity Report Cards: Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and the Lancet Physical Activity Observatory
(Human Kinetics, 2015)
The importance of physical activity for health is unequivocal,1,2
making its monitoring and surveillance important.3 The harmonization
or standardization of measurement and reporting methods
is needed to allow for ...
Participation and performance trends in 100-km ultra-marathons worldwide.
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-09-09)
The aims of the present study were to (1) investigate the participation trends for the origin of athletes competing in 100-km ultra-marathons and (2) determine the nationalities of athletes achieving the fastest 100-km ...
Performance of Kenyan athletes in mountain versus flat marathon running - An example in Switzerland
(Universidad de Alicante, Facultad de Educación, 2013)
Harm, C., Knechtle, B., Rüst, A.C., Rosemann, T., Lepers, R. & Onywera, V. (2013). Performance of
Kenyan athletes in mountain versus flat marathon running - An example in Switzerland. J. Hum. Sport
Exerc., 8(4), pp.881-893. ...
Demographic characteristics of elite Kenyan endurance runners
(Journal of Sport Science, 2006-05)
Kenyan athletes have dominated international distance running in recent years. Explanations for their success include favourable physiological characteristics, which could include favourable genetic endowment, and advantageous ...