Recovery Strategies for Optimizing Exercise and Fitness' Health Benefits
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 389
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Interests: sport science; sport nutrition; sport psychology; sport physiology
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Interests: walking; running; posture; kinesiolgy; 3D motion analysis; foot plantar pressure; inertial sensors; injury prevention; sport biomechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Healthy adults, as well as athletes and professionals engaged in demanding activities, cannot improve their overall well-being through a single strategy. Due to the complexity of personal growth and development, marginal gains are necessary, along with continuous monitoring and control of the effects that occur at every moment, both day and night.
While the concept of considering the 24-hour day as a whole is becoming increasingly prevalent from an athletic perspective, it has not yet gained widespread acceptance among healthy individuals, particularly adults and those over 65, as well as physically active people in general.
Beyond physiological adaptations, quality of life, mental and physical fatigue, nutrition and supplementation, sleep, environment, stress, respiratory rate, concentration, equipment, and technology are all factors that can contribute to even a 1% improvement in overall well-being and performance.
In this regard, marginal gains should be the focus of all professionals involved in this field moving forward, including trainers, coaches, nutritionists, psychologists, physiotherapists, psychiatrists, doctors, biomechanics experts, and others.
In the following Special Issue, we look forward to providing scientific insights to help industry professionals convert marginal gains into effective improvement strategies for enhancing quality of life and mental well-being. Researchers are invited to contribute new research for publication in this special issue. Submissions can include original articles and critical reviews, such as systematic reviews or meta-analyses. There are no restrictions on study design or methodology (e.g., secondary analyses, cross-sectional or longitudinal designs, intervention studies, or observational studies).
Dr. Gian Mario Migliaccio
Dr. Luca Russo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marginal gains
- performance
- physiological adaptation
- sleep
- sport nutrition
- mental fatigue
- breathing rate
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