François Trudeau

François Trudeau
University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres · Département des Sciences de l'Activité Physique

Ph.D. kinésiologie
Professor, School of human kinetics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

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Introduction
François Trudeau currently works at the Département des Sciences de l'Activité Physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. François does research in Allied Health Science, Sports Medicine, Sports Science and Public Health. He is particularly interested in the adoption of an active throughout the lifespan (e.g. in school children and cardiac patients).
Additional affiliations
January 1985 - September 1986
University of Quebec in Montreal
Position
  • Lecturer/ chargé de cours
January 1995 - August 1995
Hopital Purpan/Service des explorations fonctionnelles
Position
  • chercheur invité
July 1992 - present
University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres
Education
September 1984 - November 1989
Université de Montréal
Field of study
  • Kinésiologie

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Publications (188)
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Date of birth influences the chances of success in sports. Compared to players born just before a cutoff date for marking the admissibility in a category (age groups), players born soon after are overrepresented. However, it is not yet known whether the effect of date of birth in sports applies beyond the players' active participation in the game....
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Several studies have highlighted the importance of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) for the health and performance of law enforcement officers. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion of officers still fail to engage in any LTPA. There is a clear need to identify correlates of physical activity among this specific occupational group to help th...
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The objectives of this prospective study were to explore the health-related lifestyle of police cadets and assess changes in their health behaviors following entry into the police force. To do so, 190 police cadets completed an online questionnaire assessing their physical activity level, sedentary behaviors, diet quality, sleep hygiene, alcohol co...
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Objective Using a cross-sectional correlational study, the purpose was to quantitatively investigate factors associated to firefighters’ food behaviors while on duty at the fire station. Methods Two hundred and fifty-two (252) firefighters (males: 96%; age: 39 ± 11 years) completed an online questionnaire assessing diet and exploring factors that...
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Purpose: Children who are allowed greater independent mobility (IM) are more physically active. This study investigated associations between parents' current travel mode to work, their own IM and school travel mode as a child, and their child's IM. Methods: Children in grades 4 to 6 (n = 1699) were recruited from urban, suburban, and rural schoo...
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Background Primary care professionals encounter difficulties coordinating the continuum of care between primary care providers and second-line specialists and adhere to practice guidelines pertaining to diabetic foot ulcers management. Family medicine groups are providing primary care services aimed to improve access, interdisciplinary care, coordi...
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Objective Identify key determinants of heart rate variability (HRV) in male athletes aged 14–21 years participating in competitive contact sports and integrate these determinants to define normative short-term HRV values. Design Transverse. Setting Secondary care. Participants 369 male contact sports athletes aged 14 to 21. Interventions (or As...
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Childhood is a period characterized by a constant increase in sedentary time (ST) but also provides a great window of opportunity for children to learn how to limit ST. As a result, school-based interventions aimed at reducing and preventing children’s ST are increasingly becoming more widespread. A previous review found that school-based multi-com...
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Introduction Ice hockey is a complex sport requiring multiple athletic and technical attributes. Considering the variety of tests developed, on-ice testing protocols have been created to measure the physiological and mechanical attributes associated with performance. To our knowledge, a lack of technical resources exists to help stakeholders opt fo...
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Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the interrelationship between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), occupational stress, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in law enforcement officers (LEOs). Methods: A total of 229 LEOs completed a survey assessing their LTPA level, occupational stress, and CVD risk factors. R...
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This study analyzes the relative age effect (RAE) among the world's best junior hockey leagues and in the NHL. Despite the prevalence of RAE in ice hockey, past research suggests its fading-reversal over time, which may occur at later stages of athletic development. The hypothesis of the RAE reversal was tested with two sources of raw data files fr...
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Background: Children from families speaking a non-official language at home may be particularly at risk for low physical activity (PA), underscoring a need to investigate correlates of PA in this subpopulation. Methods: We recruited 478 children in 37 schools stratified by area-level socioeconomic status (SES) and type of urbanization within thr...
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L’inactivité physique chez les personnes avec limitations fonctionnelles est une préoccupation importante de santé publique. La pratique d’un sport peut être un moyen d’augmenter le niveau d’activité physique des personnes avec handicap. Ce projet vise à : (1) définir le profil identitaire des adeptes de para hockey, et (2) mieux comprendre les méc...
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This study aimed to determine if the change in heart rate variability from pre- to post-firefighting is modulated by different work cycles. Thirteen male firefighters underwent two firefighting simulations that comprised two identical 25-minute work bouts intercalated by a passive recovery period of either 20 minutes (T20) or 5 minutes (T5). The sq...
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Objective The objective of this study was to identify the main determinants of heart rate variability (HRV) in male athletes aged 14 to 21 years who practice competitive contact sports and to integrate these determinants with the aim of defining normative values of short-term HRV in the time and frequency domains. Methods Participants ( n = 369) w...
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Introduction Moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) is usually recommended for stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients. High intensity interval training (HIIT) has emerged as a potentially effective method for increasing cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among clinical populations. Its effectiveness remains to be demonstrated after...
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Background: Although studies have assessed the impact of occupational risk factors on the health of law enforcement officers (LEO’s), few have involved (LEO’s) as informants in ways that allow their points of view to be heard directly. Thus, the objective of this study is to explore the occupational health, safety, and wellness (OHSW) concerns of (...
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Résumé Objectifs Une prévalence élevée de troubles au pied rapportés chez les marcheurs de longue distance a été observée. Or, aucune documentation ne semble décrire comment se manifeste l’adaptation du pied à un volume soutenu de marche dans le temps. Le but de l’étude est de quantifier les modulations morpho-fonctionnelles du pied peu de jours a...
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Background: Previous research shows that children from ethnic minority groups spend less time outdoors. Using data collected in 3 regions of Canada, we investigated the correlates of outdoor time among schoolchildren who spoke a nonofficial language at home. Methods: A total of 1699 children were recruited from 37 schools stratified by area-leve...
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Résumé Objectifs Une pratique de la marche, modérée et périodique, est associée à un faible risque de dommages corporels. Les troubles de santé reliés à une pratique substantielle et soutenue sont rarement documentés. Seulement quelques études conduites chez des randonneurs de long parcours en montagne en ont fait un recensement. Les troubles de s...
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Saviez-vous qu’à titre d’infirmière, vous pouviez exercer une grande influence sur la pratique d’une vie active? En effet, une courte intervention de votre part abordant la pratique de l’activité physique comme un traitement est un bon point de départ qui peut contribuer à la gestion de plusieurs maladies chroniques. La pratique régulière d’activit...
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Background: Although the 20-meter shuttle run test (20MSR) is frequently used by police organisations for recruitment purposes, to our knowledge no study has yet assessed the accuracy of this test to estimate maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) in police recruits. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess the validity of the 2...
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Poirier, S, Houle, J, Lajoie, C, and Trudeau, F. Cardiorespiratory fitness of police recruits: normative reference values and temporal trend. J Strength Cond Res 37(1): 207-212, 2023-Several studies have highlighted the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among police officers. Given the longitudinal association between cardiorespirato...
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The aim of the present study was to document the process of Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD) adoption by Canadian sport coaches, and to identify predictors of: 1) their attitude and intention to adopt such a social innovation, and 2) their LTAD adoption level. Using Rogers’ innovation diffusion theory, a survey of 499 Canadian coaches was condu...
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Résumé L’utilisation de podomètres est de plus en plus rependue dans le cadre d’interventions visant à rehausser le niveau d’activité physique (AP). Cependant, le seuil minimal de nombre de pas à atteindre pour améliorer le contrôle des facteurs de risque demeure incertain. Objectif Vérifier si les personnes atteintes de cardiopathie ischémique qu...
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BACKGROUND There is evidence of school-level variability in children's active behaviors. This study investigated the associations between school environments, policies and practices, and children's physical activity (PA) and active school transportation (AST), in a school ecology context. METHODS We recruited children (N = 1699, age = 10.2 ± 1.0 y...
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Objective: In this study, we investigate university students to learn about their barriers to improving and/or maintaining a healthy lifestyle and their needs and interests regarding the development of a tailored intervention to promote physical activity and a healthy diet. Participants: The qualitative research included three focus groups consi...
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Background: Hypertension is highly prevalent in stroke patients and reducing blood pressure is a priority. Aerobic exercise is known to induce postexercise hypotensive responses, but limited studies have documented this concept in stroke patients. The purpose was to investigate the effect of a single bout of moderate intensity continuous training...
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BACKGROUND Standard exercise prescriptions recommend moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) for stroke patients. High intensity interval training (HIIT) has emerged as a potentially effective method for increasing cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among clinical populations, but its effectiveness remains to be demonstrated after stroke. This s...
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Résumé Objectifs Plusieurs bienfaits physiologiques de la marche, pratiquée de façon périodique, ont bien été documentés. Or, la relation dose–réponse reliée à sa pratique est moins claire. La littérature est rare au sujet des effets physiologiques de la marche au long cours, c’est-à-dire pratiquée de manière soutenue jour après jour comme pour le...
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Introduction Many have highlighted the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among police officers. Because a low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in young adulthood is associated with a higher risk of CVD incidence, the identification of police officers exhibiting low CRF upon entry in the profession could allow the implementation of targ...
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Background Being physically active on a regular basis has a favorable impact on diabetes-related complications. To the exception of evidence advising individuals with an active diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) to avoid weight-bearing activity, no physical activity (PA) recommendations are currently provided for this population. Objective The aim of...
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Introduction A French version of the Briefing-Sensation Seeking Scale (B-SSS) (Hoyle et al., 2002) was developed according to a process of double reverse translation. Objective Two studies were then led to validate the psychometrics properties (validity and the reliability) of this French version of the B-SSS. Methods In the first study, 97 parti...
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The term "relative age effect" (RAE) is used to describe a bias in which participation in sports (and other fields) is higher among people who were born at the beginning of the relevant selection period than would be expected from the distribution of births. In sports, RAEs may affect the psychological experience of players as well as their perform...
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Children who engage in active school transportation (AST) have higher levels of physical activity (PA). Climate and weather were shown to influence adults’ daily travel behaviours, but their influence on children’s AST and PA has been less examined. This study examined the influence of weather conditions on children’s AST and overall PA. Children i...
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Purpose: Children's independent mobility (IM) may facilitate both active transportation (AT) and physical activity (PA), but previous studies examining these associations were conducted in single regions that provided limited geographical variability. Method: We recruited 1699 children (55.0% girls) in 37 schools stratified by level of urbanizat...
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Perseverance in exercise-based, cardiovascular disease prevention programs is generally very low. The purpose of this case study is to understand the experience of participants enrolled in a 6-month primary and secondary exercise-focused, cardiovascular disease prevention out of hospital program. Ten participants were interviewed about their experi...
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Background: Few fire departments in Québec have a diversified health promotion programme. Yet, many allow firefighters to physically train during working hours. Aims: To compare the weekly physical activity (PA) level and cardiovascular health indicators of firefighters who physically train on duty in the fire station to those who do not. Methods...
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Globally, physical inactivity is a concern, and children’s independent mobility (CIM) may be an important target behavior for addressing the physical inactivity crisis. The aim of this study was to examine correlates of CIM (8–12 years old) in the Canadian context to inform future interventions. CIM was measured via parent surveys. Individual, soci...
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Background: Active transportation (AT), independent mobility (IM), and outdoor time are promising ways to increase children's physical activity. However, in order to create interventions to increase those forms of physical activity, it is important to understand the relationships between area-level socioeconomic status (SES) and type of urbanizati...
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Purpose: To inform future physical activity (PA) interventions among children, we investigated the correlates of PA among 8- to 12-year-olds in three regions of Canada: Ottawa, Trois-Rivières, and Vancouver. Methods: We recruited 1,699 children (55.0% girls) in 37 schools located in urban, suburban, and rural areas that differed in socioeconomic...
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This research explore the athetic identity of para-hockey players. Sample consists of 90 para-hockey participants, who accepted to complete two questionnaires: 1) Athletic Identity measure Scale (AIMS), and 2) Atheltic Identity Questionnaire (AIQ). Results showed that athletic identity is more well defined among participants who have congenital han...
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Introduction. Collaborative efforts among communities, schools, parents, and health professionals are needed to prevent childhood obesity, which touches one third of Canadian youth. The purpose of this case study was to obtain parents’ experience and perceptions about stakeholder roles in a multidisciplinary community-based intervention aiming to t...
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Introduction Built environments can influence physical activity habits. Their features vary according to population size and density. In developed countries, rural populations often display higher rates of obesity and lower levels of physical activity compared with urban populations. This study aims to 1) assess municipal officials’ propensity to i...
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Objective: To compare physiological responses between two firefighting simulations with different recovery periods, one having work bouts intercalated by a shortened recovery period. Methods: Thirteen male firefighters participated in two different simulations, which comprised two identical 25-minute effort bouts (E1 and E2) intercalated by a re...
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Introduction: Although sport identity is a notion widely used in the literature to explain one’s attachment to the athletic role, a few valid psychometric tools exist in French to measure such notion. Objective: Validation of a French version of Anderson’s (2004) Athletic Identity Questionnaire (AIQ) for a Québec French-speaking population. Method:...
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Purpose: Ice hockey testing traditionally consists of isolated, skills-specific tests that are performed in less realistic contexts. Global testing approaches should offer an improved assessment of players’ skills and performance fluctuations during a hockey game. This study aims to measure ice hockey players’ skills and analyze their fluctuations...
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On-duty physical exercise in fire station could help heighten physical activity level, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and, consequently, the risk of on-duty sudden cardiac death (SCD) which accounts for almost half of all on-duty fatalities in firefighters. One hundred and five male firefighters (age: 40.0  8.6 years) participated...
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This study compared the association of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and heart rate recovery (HRR), a predictor of CVD events, between firefighting simulations with two different recovery duration, one having work bouts intercalated by a shortened recovery period. Thirteen male firefighters (age: 29.5  7.0 years) participated in the tw...
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Purpose: The practice of sport and leisure has many physiological and psychological benefits. However, certain behaviours may contravene the physical integrity and well-being of participants, notably through sports injuries. Several endogenous (sensation seeking, risk perception, psycho-affective aspects, substance consumption, age) and exogenous (...
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Background: Every high-level athlete will eventually see his or her sport career come to an end. Most former athletes will experience changes in their self-definition and everyday behaviors as they accept a nonathletic way of life. The present study aimed to identify discrepancies between actual and former athletes regarding athletic identity, phy...
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This study aimed to compare deoxygenation in the vastus lateralis in the skeletal muscle microvasculature of nine world-class/elite (WC/E) vs. thirty-one well-trained/trained (T) cyclists by near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during a maximal aerobic power (MAP) test. Interaction analysis showed that 1st degree polynomial trends across % peak oxygen...
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Objective: We aimed to document the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and symptoms in Québec firefighters. Methods: Seven hundred and seventy-nine (779) male firefighters (age: 41.6 ± 10.4 years; body mass index [BMI]: 28.0 ± 3.6 kg/m2) answered an online questionnaire evaluating lifestyle and the presence of CVD risk factors...
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Purpose: To document the cardiovascular health profile of Québec police officers (PO). Methods: Participants answered an online questionnaire evaluating the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and symptoms. Results: Two thousand, ninety-nine (2,099) male (age: 40.8 ± 9.2 years) and 756 female (age: 37.9 ± 7.9 years) PO participate...
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Background: Female firefighters are in the minority in the Québec firefighter population and worldwide. To our knowledge, no study has focused on cardiovascular risk factors in female firefighters, and further research in this area is needed to evaluate and reduce the risk of on-duty sudden cardiac death. Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of card...
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The purpose of our study was to assess physiological adaptations and measure mood outcomes following a cycling training camp in competitive athletes. Fourteen competitive athletes (8 males, 6 females) performed 2 incremental tests to exhaustion before and after a training camp. Volume and intensity (load) of the training regimen were recorded. Subm...
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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that firefighters take a recovery period of 20 minutes following the depletion of a conventional 1800 liters air tank before returning to the fire. An incomplete recovery may increase the cardiovascular strain and, consequently, the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) which is the leading ca...
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Police tasks in emergency conditions impose high physiological and psychological demands, which can be particularly noxious to the health and safety of police officers. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 8.5% of the deaths (n=131) that occurred among U.S. police officers in the last ten years while on duty were sudden cardiac deaths. Ther...
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Background In recent years, a number of initiatives aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles in health-friendly environments have been implemented. The purpose of this review is to synthesize initiatives conducted in Canada and documented in publications for the period 1995-2015 in order to gain a better understanding of their objectives and impacts....
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the energy expenditure and heart rate responses elicited in elite male midget ice hockey players during small-sided games. Nine players (aged 15.89 ± 0.33 years) participated in the study. Maximal progressive treadmill testing in the laboratory measured the relationship of oxygen consumption ( V · O 2 )...
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Background and objectives: Police tasks in emergency conditions impose high physiological and psychological demands, which can be particularly deleterious to the health and safety of police officers. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 8.5 % of the deaths (n=131) that occurred among U.S. police officers in the last ten years while on duty...
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Active transportation (AT) and independent mobility (IM) represent promising avenues for increasing children's physical activity and minimizing car use. However, there are limited data on the psychometric properties of measures of AT and IM.
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La problématique des saines habitudes de vie est souvent associée à l’obésité, et les environnements sont déterminants dans l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie (SHV). Selon une perspective populationnelle de sensibilisation, les objectifs de cette recherche sont d’évaluer et de mettre en exergue l’impact de sessions de sensibilisation sur les com...
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This study aims to document, through a scoping review, the factors of risk-taking behaviors (RTBs) in recreational, physical, and sports activity (RPSA) among men aged 14–24. EBSCOhost, Scopus, and Web of Science databases as well as the range of years 2000–2014 were chosen to perform the scoping review. Many factors have been associated with the p...
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The purpose was to examine improvements of performance and different physiological parameters in ten trained male cross-country mountain bikers after a supra-maximal interval training (SMIT) program of 8 sessions. Each session comprised 60 to 90 repeated 1-minute bouts consisting of a 20-s effort at 115% of maximal aerobic power (MAP), followed by...
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Training session on healthy environments: evaluation of an intervention for local stakeholders Background: Around the world, various interventions have been developed to encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyles, particularly nutrition and physical activity. Physical, political, economic and socio-cultural environments have a major influence on...
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Background: Around the world, various interventions have been developed to encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyles, particularly nutrition and physical activity. Physical, political, economic and socio-cultural environments have a major influence on individual attitudes in relation to healthy lifestyle. However, stakeholders with the greatest...
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In this study, we explored the effects of exposure to an experimental program of daily physical education (PE) during primary school on adult attitudes toward school PE. In 2008, 86 original participants in the Trois-Rivières study (44 women and 42 men aged 44.0 ± 1.2 years) underwent a semistructured interview in which their attitudes toward PE,...