Applied Sports Science Weekly Digest #325

The effectiveness of one “physical education minute” during lessons to develop concentration in 8- to 10-year-old schoolchildren

“This study underscores the effectiveness of integrating short breaks for physical activity into the daily classroom routine, ultimately benefiting students’ attention, learning, and overall educational experience.“

The golden ratio in baseball: the influence of historical eras on winning percentages in major league baseball

“Previous scholarship theorizes that the golden ratio represents an aesthetic ideal or a Gestalt archetype. If this aesthetic theory is applied to sporting competition, these results suggest that baseball may be most aesthetically appealing to fans when offense and defense is balanced in such a way as to ensure that championship teams win 61.8% of their games.“

Extracting proficiency differences and individual characteristics in golfers’ swing using single-video markerless motion analysis

“The analysis based on video data from a single markerless camera enabled the extraction of the differences in proficiency and individual characteristics of golf swing.“

Perspectives on Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training in Healthy Adult Females: A Systematic Review

“Concurrent strength and endurance training appears to be beneficial in increasing strength and endurance capacity in females.”

Subpopulations of regulatory T cells are associated with subclinical atherosclerotic plaques, levels of LDL, and cardiorespiratory fitness in the elderly: Regulatory T cells in the elderly

“There is moderate evidence that favours the prognosis of BAMIC ‘b’ injuries, with fewer days RTP than for intratendinous ‘c’ injuries.”