Journal of science and medicine in sport
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Is the six-minute walk test appropriate for detecting changes in cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy elderly men?
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the six-minute walk test (6-MWT) can detect changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) induced by exercise training in healthy elderly men. ⋯ The 6-MWT is not appropriate to evaluate changes in CRF in healthy elderly men who performed endurance and concurrent training for 24 weeks.
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The use of synthetic grass cricket pitches is becoming more common at club and sub-elite levels which constitute the majority of cricket participants but there is sparse data on ball bounce characteristics on these surfaces. ⋯ Differences were detected between the different synthetic cricket surfaces and also when compared to natural turf. This variability may have implications for skill development as well as safety.