• The Catholic Athlete #2: Me, an Idolater? 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The Catholic Athlete #3: Sports and Health 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022-04)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The Catholic Athlete #4: Sports as a Tool 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022-04)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The Catholic Athlete #5: Where is Your Strength? 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022-04)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The Catholic Athlete #6: Ideals 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022-04)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The Catholic Athlete #7: Me, myself, and I 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022-04)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The Catholic Athlete #8: You are so weak! 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022-04)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The Catholic Athlete #9: Witnessing vs. Privacy 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2022-04)
      This series of short reflections addresses athletes who profess the Christian faith, in an attempt to bring together sports and Christianity. I write as a Catholic, hence the title of the series. I trust, however, that ...
    • The effect of attentional focus in balancing tasks: A systematic review with meta-analysis 

      Kim, Taewon; Jiménez Díaz, Judith; Chen, Jing (2017)
      Purpose: The present study was to use the aggregate data meta-analytic approach to examine the effects of attentional focus during balancing tasks in motor learning. Method: A literature search was conducted based on ...
    • The effect of one-session rhythm therapy on mood states in female and male corporate employees 

      Bravo Herrera, Mónica; Carazo Vargas, Pedro (2019)
      Stress management in the worksite has become important because of the existent relationship between stress and different types of illnesses. This study attempted to determine the acute effect of rhythm therapy on improvements ...
    • The Effects of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Paraoxonase-1 (PON1): A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis 

      Taylor, James K.; Carpio Rivera, Elizabeth; Chacón Araya, Yamileth; Grandjean, Peter Walter; Moncada Jiménez, José (2020-09-17)
      Purpose: To determine the acute and chronic effects of exercise on Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) concentration and activity. Methods: A literature search was performed using 16 electronic databases. Effect sizes (ES) were computed ...
    • The Elite Athlete’s Challenge to Maintain Proper Hydration 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2004)
      This presentation at the Pre-Olympic Congress in 2004 addresses the importance of maintaining proper hydration during sports competition, and the obstacles faced by competitors.
    • The Ethics of Scientific Research (with Particular Emphasis on Exercise and Movement Science) 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2015-07)
      This paper reviews how we arrived at the current state of affairs in the ethical practice of scientific research, discussing some issues that are particularly pertinent to the exercise scientist. The paper focuses on two ...
    • The influence of asymmetric force requirements on a multi-frequency bimanual coordination task 

      Kennedy, Deanna M.; Rhee, Joohyun; Jiménez Díaz, Judith; Shea, Charles H. (2017)
      An experiment was designed to determine the impact of the force requirements on the pro-duction of bimanual 1:2 coordination patterns requiring the same (symmetric) or different(asymmetric) forces when Lissajous displays ...
    • The Need of Other Elements 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2016)
      A number of natural drinks and ingredients used in hydration beverages have been discussed, focusing on their effectiveness for post-exercise rehydration. Because of excess diuresis, complete, rapid, and sustained restoration ...
    • The Sweating Response of Elite Professional Soccer Players to Training in the Heat 

      Shirreffs, Susan Margaret; Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando; Chamorro, M.; Maughan, Ronald J.; Serratosa, Luis; Zachwieja, Jeff J. (2005)
      Sweat rate and sweat composition vary extensively between individuals, and quantification of these losses has a role to play in the individualisation of a hydration strategy to optimise training and competitive performance. ...
    • Thirst Perception Tracks Progressive Dehydration During Exercise In The Heat 

      Capitán Jiménez, Catalina; Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2014-05)
      Thirst is claimed to be a perfect measure of fluid needs, but insufficient information is available on the association between thirst perception and actual dehydration. Purpose: to assess the strength of the actual ...
    • Thirst response to post-exercise fluid replacement needs and controlled drinking 

      Capitán Jiménez, Catalina; Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2016)
      Perceived thirst (TP) was evaluated as a dependent variable: can it distinguish among several levels of acute dehydration, is it reliable, and how does it respond to the ingestion of a fixed water volume post exercise? In ...
    • Tour de Coche: La rehidratación con cerveza después del ejercicio en el calor. 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2014)
      Este video muestra a un grupo de expertos en hidratación (Bob Murray, Ph.D.;David Lamb,Ph.D; Pedro Reinaldo García, M.Sc.; Luis Aragón, Ph.D.) que se quedaron sin líquidos durante una expedición de bicicleta de montaña en ...
    • Tour de Coche: Rehydrating with beer after exercise in the heat 

      Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2014)
      This video portrays a group of hydration experts (Bob Murray, Ph.D.;David Lamb,Ph.D; Pedro Reinaldo García, M.Sc.; Luis Aragón, Ph.D.) who ran out of fluid during a mountain biking expedition in the island of Coche, ...