Medicine & Health

Sport and Exercise Science

Published July 4, 2018 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

In this collection, PLOS ONE Associate Editor Dario Ummarino highlights some of the latest research in Sport and Exercise Science published in PLOS journals. The selection reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this discipline – with topics ranging from Neuromuscular Biology to Exercise Behaviour – and the growing scientific interest in the limits and capabilities of the human body. We welcome submissions in this field and hope to grow our collection over time.

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Interdisciplinary Science

Physiology & Sport Medicine

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10.1371/journal.pone.0154075

PLOS ONE Twelve Weeks of Sprint Interval Training Improves Indices of Cardiometabolic Health Similar to Traditional Endurance Training despite a Five-Fold Lower Exercise Volume and Time Commitment
April 26, 2016 Jenna B. Gillen, Brian J. Martin, Martin J. MacInnis, Lauren E. Skelly, Mark A. Tarnopolsky, Martin J. Gibala
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10.1371/journal.pone.0196062

PLOS ONE Earlier time to aerobic exercise is associated with faster recovery following acute sport concussion
April 18, 2018 David Wyndham Lawrence, Doug Richards, Paul Comper, Michael G. Hutchison
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10.1371/journal.pone.0149839

PLOS ONE Metabolic Power Requirement of Change of Direction Speed in Young Soccer Players: Not All Is What It Seems
March 1, 2016 Karim Hader, Alberto Mendez-Villanueva, Dino Palazzi, Saïd Ahmaidi, Martin Buchheit
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10.1371/journal.pone.0122107

PLOS ONE Plasma MicroRNA Levels Differ between Endurance and Strength Athletes
April 16, 2015 Sophie L. Wardle, Mark E. S. Bailey, Audrius Kilikevicius, Dalia Malkova, Richard H. Wilson, Colin N. Moran, Tomas Venckunas
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10.1371/journal.pone.0139801

PLOS ONE Markers for Routine Assessment of Fatigue and Recovery in Male and Female Team Sport Athletes during High-Intensity Interval Training
October 7, 2015 Thimo Wiewelhove, Christian Raeder, Tim Meyer, Michael Kellmann, Mark Pfeiffer, Alexander Ferrauti

Psychology & Exercise Behaviour

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10.1371/journal.pone.0169604

PLOS ONE The Effectiveness of Teamwork Training on Teamwork Behaviors and Team Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Interventions
January 13, 2017 Desmond McEwan, Geralyn R. Ruissen, Mark A. Eys, Bruno D. Zumbo, Mark R. Beauchamp
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10.1371/journal.pone.0166299

PLOS ONE High-Intensity Interval Training Elicits Higher Enjoyment than Moderate Intensity Continuous Exercise
January 11, 2017 Jacob S. Thum, Gregory Parsons, Taylor Whittle, Todd A. Astorino
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10.1371/journal.pone.0136705

PLOS ONE Social Bonds and Exercise: Evidence for a Reciprocal Relationship
August 28, 2015 Arran Davis, Jacob Taylor, Emma Cohen
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10.1371/journal.pone.0131647

PLOS ONE Dose-Response of Aerobic Exercise on Cognition: A Community-Based, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
July 9, 2015 Eric D. Vidoni, David K. Johnson, Jill K. Morris, Angela Van Sciver, Colby S. Greer, Sandra A. Billinger, Joseph E. Donnelly, Jeffrey M. Burns
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10.1371/journal.pone.0126010

PLOS ONE How Are Physical Activity Behaviors and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Characteristics of the Built and Social Residential Environment?
June 2, 2015 Michael Eichinger, Sylvia Titze, Bernd Haditsch, Thomas E. Dorner, Willibald J. Stronegger

Biomechanics & Neuromuscular Biology

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10.1371/journal.pone.0155998

PLOS ONE Functional Assessment of Corticospinal System Excitability in Karate Athletes
May 24, 2016 Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Giovanni Messina, Anna Valenzano, Vincenzo Monda, Andrea Viggiano, Antonietta Messina, Annamaria Petito, Antonio Ivano Triggiani, Michela Anna Pia Ciliberti, Marcellino Monda, Laura Capranica, Giuseppe Cibelli
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10.1371/journal.pone.0123881

PLOS ONE The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Gly482Ser in the PGC-1α Gene Impairs Exercise-Induced Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibre Transformation in Humans
April 17, 2015 Peter Steinbacher, René G. Feichtinger, Lyudmyla Kedenko, Igor Kedenko, Sandra Reinhardt, Anna-Lena Schönauer, Isabella Leitner, Alexandra M. Sänger, Walter Stoiber, Barbara Kofler, Holger Förster, Bernhard Paulweber, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou
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10.1371/journal.pone.0149082

PLOS ONE Endurance Exercise Enhances the Effect of Strength Training on Muscle Fiber Size and Protein Expression of Akt and mTOR
February 17, 2016 Zuzanna Kazior, Sarah J. Willis, Marcus Moberg, William Apró, José A. L. Calbet, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Eva Blomstrand
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10.1371/journal.pone.0124859

PLOS ONE Physical Exercise Enhances Cognitive Flexibility as Well as Astrocytic and Synaptic Markers in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex
May 4, 2015 Adam T. Brockett, Elizabeth A. LaMarca, Elizabeth Gould
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10.1371/journal.pone.0156460

PLOS ONE Lack of Skeletal Muscle IL-6 Affects Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Activity at Rest and during Prolonged Exercise
June 21, 2016 Anders Gudiksen, Camilla Lindgren Schwartz, Lærke Bertholdt, Ella Joensen, Jakob G. Knudsen, Henriette Pilegaard

Interdisciplinary Science

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Gupta N, Heiden M, Aadahl M, Korshøj M, Jørgensen MB, Holtermann A (2016)

PLOS ONE What Is the Effect on Obesity Indicators from Replacing Prolonged Sedentary Time with Brief Sedentary Bouts, Standing and Different Types of Physical Activity during Working Days? A Cross-Sectional Accelerometer-Based Study among Blue-Collar Workers
May 17, 2016 Nidhi Gupta, Marina Heiden, Mette Aadahl, Mette Korshøj, Marie Birk Jørgensen, Andreas Holtermann
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10.1371/journal.pgen.1006528

PLOS Genetics Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity ― A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults
April 27, 2017 Mariaelisa Graff, Robert A. Scott, Anne E. Justice, Kristin L. Young, Mary F. Feitosa,
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10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004454

PLOS Computational Biology Modeling and Classification of Kinetic Patterns of Dynamic Metabolic Biomarkers in Physical Activity
August 28, 2015 Marc Breit, Michael Netzer, Klaus M. Weinberger, Christian Baumgartner
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Chastin SFM, Palarea-Albaladejo J, Dontje ML, Skelton DA (2015)

PLOS ONE Combined Effects of Time Spent in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors and Sleep on Obesity and Cardio-Metabolic Health Markers: A Novel Compositional Data Analysis Approach
October 13, 2015 Sebastien F. M. Chastin, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Manon L. Dontje, Dawn A. Skelton

PLOS welcomes Sport and Exercise Science Research

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