564 research outputs found
An essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell by Peter Pullman
No full textThis is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).One image file (pdf)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The effects of cross country endurance bicycling on an individual's fitness
No full textThere is no abstract available for this thesis.Thesis (M.A.
An evaluation of selected women's physical education activities to cardiovascular fitness
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Comparative physiological responses to cardio-respiratory endurance training between middle-aged and older adults
No full textUntrained adult males, aged 25 to 65+ years (N=110) were studied to assess the effects of aging on the exercise responses of middle-aged and older adults engaged in an endurance exercise training program. Subjects were divided into four age group categories and exercised at a training heart rate intensity of 75% Karvoner, for three to six months, until all participants could continuously log two miles. All subjects were involved in pre (T1) and post (T2) testing sessions to assess selected resting and exercising physiological data. A standard two-tailed t-test war, utilized as the method of statistical analysis. Significant increases (p4.05) were demonstrated in V02 max and VE max within all groups. Significant decreases (p4.05) were observed in HR max.. HR rest, body weight, percent body fat, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. It was concluded that exercise can improve various physiological variables studied, but that the effects of age do limit the ability of the older groups to attain the same level of fitness observed in the middle-aged groups.Thesis (M.A.
A comparison of cardio-respiratory fitness among three groups of middle-aged men
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The comparative physiological alterations of middle-aged and older females following an endurance training program
No full textThe purpose of this thesis was to assess the adaptation of middle-aged and older females to a three to six month endurance training program. Sixty-nine subjects were divided into four age groups to determine the effect of aging on cardiorespiratory improvements. Two treadmill tests for maximal aerobic power were administered prior to training and following the subjects' ability to run a continuous two miles. As a result of training, maximal oxygen consumption (max V02) and maximal ventilation (max VE) increased significantly in all age groups with the youngest group exhibiting the greatest gains and the oldest group showing the least improvements. Age tended to effect max V02 at both T1 and T2 but it also played a role in interfering with the ability to improve in the 55 to 65 age range. Training had little effect on the resting variables observed in this study. Nor did age effect basal parameters such as body weight, serum cholesterol and resting heart rate. However, age did become significant when fat percent and blood pressures were observed.Thesis (M.A.
A comparison of oxygen uptake and venous blood lactic acid values for normal subjects and cardiac patients while performing a modified Bruce protocol
No full textClinically, the modified Bruce protocol is widely used to predict functional capacity in cardiac patients. However, it has been suggested that cardiac patients have lower oxygen uptakes for standard workloads. In order to study this, we measured oxygen uptake (V02) and venous bloodV02 derived from lactic acid concentration during a modified Bruce treadmill protocol in 12 pest myocardial infarction (MI) and 12 normal males. During three stages of the protocol mean oxygen uptake was significantly lower (1.42 - 6.2 ml/kg.min; p < .001) for the pest MI than the normal males.However, venous blood lactic acid concentrations were not different at these stages. The MI patients' measured V02 for three stages of the protocol ranged from 1.8 - 7.3 ml/kg.min lower than the Bruce predictions for cardiacs. In addition, measured V02 (max) for cardiac patients were from 3.68 to 11.15 ml/kg.min lower than the predicted the normal subjects. These data suggest myocardial damage may slow oxygen kinetics and results in lower actual V02during treadmill testing. However, blood lactic acid concentrations failed to demonstrate an anaerobic compensation for the lower V02 in pest MI patients.Thesis (M.A.
The effect of endurance swimming on the cardiorespiratory fitness levels of sedentary, middle aged men and women
No full textTwelve middle aged men and women (23-59 years) participated in twelve weeks (36 sessions) of endurance swim training at an approximate intensity of 75% maximum heart rate (Karvonen Method) (14). This training resulted in improved cardiorespiratory fitness as evidenced by a significant (9.4%) increase in mean maximal oxygen uptake (liters/ min.) and a significant bradycardial response during submaximal walking. Subjects lost significant amounts of subcutaneous body fat, as measured by skinfold calipers, but experienced very little change in absolute body weight (.1 kg.) suggesting an increase in muscle weight. Data from the submaximal walking test, administered after each 12 session period of training, showed a nonlinear decline in heart rate throughout training. This, possibly, was in response to an accumulating fatigue factor brought on by a rapid increase in the amount of total work that the subjects were doing during the middle stage of training.Thesis (M.A.
Cardiorespiratory training responses of older adults in endurance walking
No full textEleven older adults (49-66 years) participated in 15 weeks (60 sessions) of endurance walking. A training intensity of approximately 65% maximum heart rate was determined (Karvonen method), for each subject. The training resulted in improved cardiorespiratory fitness as evidenced by a significant 19.2% mean increase in maximal oxygen uptake (ml/ kg-min.), and a significant bradycardial response of heart rate during submaximal walking. An insignificant change in mean absolute body weight was observed, however, subjects lost significant amounts of subcutaneous body fat as demonstrated by a. decrease in percent body fat and sum of six skinfold measurements.The male subjects showed more pronounced improvements in their fitness as evidenced by a greater weight loss, lower resting heart rate, improved oxygen uptake and maximal ventilation. These benefits were possibly due to a greater walking velocity and total mileage attained by the male subjects. This infers that the men were able to exercise at a higher intensity and duration than the females.Thesis (M.A.
The effects of exercise training on high-density lipoprotein and other serum lipids
No full textThirty-three sedentary individuals (males, n=24; females, n=9) were studied to see the effects of 15-20 weeks of endurance training by walking and jogging on high-density lipoprotein, serum total cholesterol, and serum triglyceride. The training group (also called the moderately trained group) was then compared to a sedentary group and a highly trained group (25+ miles/week) to see what affect, if any, the endurance training had on their lipoprotein profile.Even though maximal oxygen uptake increased and percent fat decreased in the moderately trained group, no favorable differences mere seen in HDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol/total cholesterol, serum total cholesterol, or serum triglyceride when comparing this group with the sedentary group.Significant changes did exist between the moderately trained and the highly trained groups when comparing HDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol/total cholesterol, and serum triglyceride values.It appears that 15-20 weeks of endurance training does in fact increase one Is fitness level, but more training at a higher intensity and/or longer duration is needed to produce favorable changes in the lipoprotein profile.Thesis (M.A.
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