Mario Leone

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• Ph.D.
• Adjunct professor at Université de Sherbrooke

Background In the context of concerns regarding the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) of youth populations, the aims of this study were: (1) to update reference values for the VO2max for school-aged Canadians and (2) to document secular trends in CRF after a 35-year interval. Methods Between September 2014 and April 2017, the CRF of 3725 students (5...

Objective: The main objective of this study was to examine secular trends in body mass, body height and body mass index (BMI) from measured rather than self-reported values between 1972 and 2017. Methods: A total of 4500 students (males = 51%) were selected from a stratified sampling. The age range varied between 6.0 and 17.9 years. The sample c...

The lack of specific on-ice tests to predict maximum lactate concentration limits the ability of coaches to better track and develop their ice hockey players. Thus, this study aimed to develop an equation for indirectly assessing the maximum lactate concentration produced from an all-out on-ice skating effort in elite adolescent ice hockey players....

Background: Adolescents who experience overweight or obesity commonly persist in these conditions into adulthood, thereby elevating their vulnerability to health issues. The focus of this study is on health risk markers such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), body surface area (BSA), and cardiorespirat...

Background: In addition to the inherent challenges of their condition, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are also susceptible to the global obesity epidemic. However, concerning the prevalence of obesity within the Moroccan ASD pediatric population, data remain scarce. Methods: A total of 258 children (boys = 195) aged 6 to 12 years old...

Background: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often struggle with processing information, which can impact their coordination, balance, and other motor skills. Studies have demonstrated that intervention programs based on sensory integration can enhance motor performance in these children. Objective: The objective of this study is to e...

Background: The harmonious development of gross motor skills (GMSs) is vital for children, fostering their physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional growth. This study aimed to achieve three primary objectives: (1) to establish standardized reference values for all GMS tests conducted; (2) to examine the impact of overweight and obesity on factors...

Background: The obesity epidemic among adolescents significantly impacts not only their physical health but also various psychological factors, including their perception of body image. Thus, this study pursued three main objectives: (1) to update the reference standard values for all the physical fitness tests performed; (2) to examine the impact...

BACKGROUND Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often struggle with processing information, which can impact their coordination, balance, and other motor skills. Studies have demonstrated that intervention programs based on sensory integration can enhance motor performance in these children. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to ev...

This study compared the absolute (kg) and relative (Wilks pts) maximal strength (MS) gains between the accommodated resistance (AR) and the classic plate loaded (CPL) training methods. Seventeen (17) powerlifters were separated into two groups [experimental (EG; n=9) and control (CG; n=8)]. Both followed the same 9-week, 4 times a week, 2 hour, wav...

Background: Physical training of lower leg skeletal muscle has been shown to increase exercise tolerance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. The objective of this study was to measure the effect of concurrent aerobic-resistance interval exercise on lower leg muscle function and local muscle tissue oxygenation in the vast...

Ferland, P-M, Marcotte-L'Heureux, V, Roy, P, Carey, V, Charron, J, Lagrange, S, Leone, M, and Comtois, AS. Maximal oxygen consumption requirements in professional North American ice hockey. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2020-This study was designed to measure preseason on-ice relative V[Combining Dot Above]O2max of professional ice-hockey pla...

The importance of specific testing has been shown in ice hockey performance and the understanding and connection between them may lead to adapting training and follow up in elite athletes. The aim of the present study was to compare two off-ice power tests with performances on ice with a complete professional hockey team. The broad jump test and th...

This study examined socioeconomic and gender-based disparities in motor competence (MC) amongst 6-12-year-old children (N = 2654). Validated product-oriented tests assessing agility, balance and coordination were used to measure MC. School-level socioeconomic status (low, middle, high) was used to assess socioeconomic disparities. Analysis of covar...

The lack of ice hockey-specific lactic anaerobic assessment tools limits the ability of coaches to better track and develop their players. PURPOSE: Establish two predictive equations for assessing indirectly 1) the O2 energy expenditure, and 2) the maximum lactate concentration following an all-out on-ice skating effort. METHODS: Twenty male elite...

International Journal of Exercise Science 13(6): 183-196, 2020. The purpose of this study was to measure the generating effects of Contrast Training (CT) on 6-hour post-activation potentiation (PAP) and its influence on jumping and on on-ice repeated sprint performance in ice hockey players. Forty-one participants were divided in two groups: experi...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the robustness of equations to predict the oxygen requirement during different skating circumstances commonly found in ice hockey game situations (skating forward, backward, with and without controlling a puck, during cornering and stops and starts). Twenty-four male elite ice hockey players from 3 categori...

Objective: The purpose of this side product of another unpublished research project, was to address the effects of a training program on skeletal muscle adaptations of people with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), under a multifaceted perspective. The objective of this study was to look at training induced muscular adaptations by evaluating changes...

Summary of 4 recent projects concerning field applications in the evaluation of skating qualities. It has been shown that the efficiency of skating is a variable to be taken into account in the estimation of the energy expenditure of ice.

Objective: To investigate whether patients with lower limb lymphedema (LLL) can benefit from water immersion exercise training to improve functional capacity, quality of life (QOL), and help control/diminish limb volume. Design: A before-after trial. Setting: A community University Sports Center. Subjects: Eleven participants were recruited to part...

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by the mutation of the SACS gene. Clinical symptoms of this disease include progressive ataxia, spasticity, and peripheral neuropathy. Similar to other neuromuscular disorders, these patients are prone to physical deconditioning which may lead to a...

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by the mutation of the SACS gene. Clinical symptoms of this disease include progressive ataxia, spasticity, and peripheral neuropathy. Similar to other neuromuscular disorders, these patients are prone to physical deconditioning which may lead to a...

PURPOSE: Vertical jump can be assessed using a number of different methods including the Sargent jump, a force platform and methods based on the time-of-flight. The Sargent jump has the advantage of being simple and inexpensive, but is known to lack precision. The force platform is the most accurate method but is very costly. The methods based on t...

Purpose: In ice hockey, the aerobic metabolism is responsible for up to 30% of total energy expenditure and thus, is considered as an important performance factor. Recently, a number of field tests, including the Skating Multistage Aerobic Test (SMAT) have been developed to predict V̇O2max in hockey players. When it was developed, the SMAT determin...

A number of field tests, including the skating multistage aerobic test (SMAT), have been developed to predict VO2max in ice hockey players. The SMAT, like most field tests, assumes that participants who reach a given stage have the same oxygen uptake, which is not usually true. Thus, the objectives of this research are to update the VO2 values duri...

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the impact of an 8-week physical training program on physiological, biological and psychological profiles in individual with mood disorders. Methods: Seven patients participated in the study. Patients were trained twice weekly (75 min/session) for 8 weeks. The training program aimed to im...

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by the mutation of the SACS gene. Clinical symptoms of this disease include progressive ataxia, spasticity, and peripheral neuropathy. Similar to other neuromuscular disorders, these patients are prone to physical deconditioning which may lead to a...

Ataxia refers to a group of neurological disorders characterized by a lack of coordination during voluntary movements. One of the most commonly used tests to assess upper-limb coordination is the Archimedes spiral test. The purpose of this research is to present an innovative computer-based Archimedes spiral test that can accurately assess coordina...

The purpose of this study was to describe the evolution of morphological, physiological and skating performance profiles of elite age-group ice hockey players based on repeated measures spread over one season. In addition, the results of fitness tests and training programs performed in off-ice conditions and their relationship with skating performa...

Introduction. In most industrialised countries, the number of persons over 60 years of age is in constant progression. Indeed, during the process of aging, it has often been observed that the functional capacity is diminished, even in people having no pathologies or handicaps. This phenomenon may have major impacts on the level of functional capaci...

The goal of the present research was to compare the bioenergetics variability of walking, during the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) and a multistage incremental shuttle walk test (MISWT) in an active older population. Twenty two healthy physically active older adults with a group mean age of 70.4 ± 5.8 years completed the 6-MWT and the MISWT. Heart rat...

Introduction: Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix/Saguenay (ARSACS) is a neuromuscular disorder that induces spasticity in lower limbs. The Wartenberg pendulum test is a classical method of assessing lower limb spasticity based on the dynamics of the pendular leg motion. However, in its original form, this test only provides subjective...

Background Water immersion and aquatic exercise can be an important therapeutic tool in patients suffering from heart disease (HD). However, the effects of water immersion on heart rate variability (HRV) in HD participants remain unknown. Methods Twenty-eight volunteers in sinus rhythm within the same age range took part in this study: 18 HD and te...

We aimed to determine the effect of aquatic cycling and different levels of immersion on respiratory responses in healthy and heart disease (HD) volunteers. Thirty-four age matched volunteers, 21 HD and 13 healthy controls (HC) took part in this study. The ventilatory pattern, phase 1 VE and steady-state ventilatory responses to progressive exercis...

Physical activity is often avoided or practised at a low-intensity level because of the limited ability of patients with heart disease (HD) to provide sustained effort. Immersible training has been suggested as a possible alternative as hydrostatic pressure can modify some hemodynamic parameters in healthy patients and potentially increase the exer...

Sleep problems affect roughly 75% of hospitalized individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and 50% of outpatients. For these patients, sleep problems can interfere with their daytime activities as well as their ability to invest themselves fully in their own treatment. Currently, medication is the main strategy used to tackle sleep problems for the...

Objective To assess body dissatisfaction among children between 9 and 14 years of age and to examine factors (age, sex, body mass index, perceived shape, and self-esteem) associated with wanting a thinner or a larger shape. Study design Through at-school questionnaires, 1515 preadolescent children (51.2% girls) were asked to fill out the Culture F...

Pervasive computing represents a huge evolution in this century to facilitate and improve the human’s life, by providing continuous and connected services embedded in human’s daily life environment all the time. This environment consisting of computer devices, services, mobile smart phones, human’s body, locations, activities, temperature, humidity...

Abstract: Individual heart rate (HR) to workload relationships were determined using 93 submaximal step-tests administered to 26 healthy participants attending physical activities in a University training center (laboratory study) and 41 experienced forest workers (field study). Predicted maximum aerobic capacity (MAC) was compared to measured MAC...

Introduction There are currently very few studies that have examined the effects of the practice of physical activity on improving functional capacity, fitness and reducing symptoms in people with a mental-health problem. The objective of this research project was to assess the impact of an 8-weeks physical training program on psychological, biolog...

Introduction There are currently very few studies that have examined the effects of the practice of physical activity on improving functional capacity, fitness and reducing symptoms in people with a mental-health problem. The objective of this research project was to assess the impact of an 8-weeks physical training program on psychological, biolog...

Introduction There are currently very few studies that have examined the effects of the practice of physical activity on improving functional capacity, fitness and reducing symptoms in people with a mental-health problem. The objective of this research project was to assess the impact of an 8-weeks physical training program on psychological, biolog...

Thèse (M. Sc.)--Université de Montréal, 1985. "Mémoire présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l'obtention du grade de Maître ès Sciences (M. Sc.)." Microfilm du manuscrit.

Abstract The external power output (Pext) is unknown during chest-level immersion exercise on water immersible ergocycles (IE). This knowledge will allow the practitioner to prescribe accurately exercise on an IE to the same workload on dryland ergocycle (DE). To develop a mathematical model to calculate Pext during chest-level immersion exercise o...

Aim: To determine the workload yielded by the pedaling system of an immersible ergocycle (IE) during different pedaling rates (rpm) based on energetic costs. Methods: Healthy informed volunteers (n = 36) performed incremental exercise tests to maximum while pedaling on an IE with only the pedaling system being immersed or on a dryland ergocycle (DE...

The purpose of this study was to compare three methods to assess vertical jump height, to determine their limitations and to propose solutions to mitigate their effects. The chosen methods were the contact mat, the optical system and the Sargent jump. The testing environment was designed such that all three systems simultaneously measured the verti...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of a new gross motor skill test battery in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) children who have been off therapy for at least 1 year and to assess its discriminatory power (discriminant analysis) from healthy children. Twenty children (10 males and 10 females) 9-11 years of age (median age =...

INTRODUCTION : La dystrophie myotonique de type 1 (DM1) est une maladie neuromusculaire dégénérative qui a aussi des répercussions systémiques. Il existe actuellement peu d’outils d’évaluation permettant de quantifier les atteintes fonctionnelles de la DM1. Le but de cette recherche est donc de valider, auprès de patients atteints de la DM1, la bat...

La population des individus âgés de 55 ans et plus est en nette augmentationau Canada. On prévoit que d’ici 2026, ce groupe représentera plus de 27 %de la population, soit une hausse de 40 % (Santé Canada). Ce phénomènepeut être préoccupant, car vieillissement rime souvent avec incapacité etdépendance vis-à-vis d’autres personnes et intervenants. L...

The aim of this study was to design an on-ice test to predict V.O (2max) in ice hockey players. 30 elite hockey players (age 14.7 +/- 1.5 years) participated in this study. The oxygen uptake was assessed at submaximal and maximal velocities during an on-ice intermittent maximal multistage shuttle skate test with a 1-min/0.5-min work/rest ratio. The...

The variability along the progression of different stages of maturation during puberty suggests that chronological age is not the best indicator in assessing biological status during adolescence. This is particularly relevant for adolescents involved in high level of sports competitions, which implies greater physiological and biomechanical demands...

Background: The goal of the present study was to compare the maximum walking speed and peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak) obtained during the 6-min walk test (6 MWT) and an incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) in a trained older population. Methods: A total of 22 older adults (16 female and 6 male) with a group mean age of 70±5.8 yr (range 58 to...

The purpose of this research was to highlightthe importance of the specificity of speed andagility on the performance of competitive jun-ior tennis players. The participants (n=38)were assessed in two separate sessions usingfive different running speed and agility tests.The players (males, n=24; females, n=14)were evaluated for short sprints over f...

The aim of this study was to identify anthropometric and biomotor variables that discriminated among groups of elite adolescent female athletes aged 14.3 +/- 1.3 years (mean +/- s) from four different sports (tennis, n = 15; swimming, n = 23; figure skating, n = 46; volleyball, n = 16). The anthropometric variables included body mass, height, bi-ep...

The purpose of this study is to identify anthropometric and biomotor determinants that discriminate between groups of adolescent male athletes (n = 93; age: 14.8 ± 1.5) from four different sports, tennis (n = 35), figure skating (n = 20), cycling (n =21) and gymnastic (n = 17). Independent anthropometric variables include body mass, height, biepico...

The purpose of this study was to trace the anthropometric and biomotor profile of athletes engaged in a special program that demands an intensive training (15 to 25 hours/week). A total of 213 boys 12 to 17 years old were measured on different anthropometric (weight, height, somatotype, and adipose skinfolds) and biomotor (maximal aerobic power, mu...