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Call for papers - Maintaining fitness at home

Guest Editor:
Ladislav Baťalík, PhD, PT: University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic


In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people have adjusted their physical activity and exercise routines, and found new ways to maintain their fitness levels while staying at home.

With this in mind, BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation was pleased to announce a new special collection on "Maintaining fitness at home."

New Content ItemThis collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing.

Meet the Guest Editor

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Ladislav Baťalík, PhD, PT: University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic

Dr. Ladislav Baťalík is Head of Science and Research in the Department of Rehabilitation at University Hospital Brno. He has overseen the successful implementation of several innovative healthy lifestyle initiatives in the clinical setting. Dr. Batalik has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include exercise training in patients with chronic disease, development of alternative rehabilitation approaches, and healthy living activities to promote a healthy lifestyle.

About the collection

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people have adjusted their physical activity and exercise routines, and found new ways to maintain their fitness levels while staying at home.

With this in mind, BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation was pleased to announce a new special collection on "Maintaining fitness at home."

We invited original research on topics that include, but were not limited to, the following:

  • The effectiveness of home-based exercise programs for improving fitness
  • The impact of sedentary behavior on physical health during prolonged periods at home
  • The use of technology and new clinical applications to support home-based exercise programs
  • Psychological factors that influence adherence to home-based exercise programs
  • The role of nutrition in maintaining fitness at home
  • Rehabilitation and recovery strategies for athletes and non-athletes recovering from injuries or illnesses while at home
  • The effectiveness of remote coaching or supervision for home-based exercise programs
  • Monitoring tools to evaluate the effectiveness of home-based exercise programs
  • The impact of physical activity on mental health during prolonged periods at home
  • Strategies for maintaining fitness at home during the COVID-19 pandemic

We welcomed submissions from researchers and practitioners in the fields of sports science, medicine, rehabilitation, psychology, nutrition, and related disciplines.

We believed that this special collection will provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities of maintaining fitness at home and will help to inform future research and practice in this important area.

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  1. Digital technologies can play an important role in improving the limited accessibility of healthcare services in rural regions (e.g., via remote assessment). However, whether remote fitness assessments (RFA) o...

    Authors: Paula Theobald, Fabian Herold, Thomas Gronwald and Notger G. Müller
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:198
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  2. Resistance exercise is an effective strategy to improve muscle strength in older adults. A limited-load resistance would be flexible and suitable for community-based training. It was unclear whether high-frequ...

    Authors: Qiaowei Li, Feng Huang, Yanling Cheng, Yalan Dai, Zhong Lin, Zhonghua Lin and Pengli Zhu
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:186
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  3. There are now many different types of activity trackers, including pedometers and accelerometers, to estimate step counts per day. Previous research has extensively examined step-count measurements using activ...

    Authors: Takashi Nakagata, Yosuke Yamada, Masashi Taniguchi, Hinako Nanri, Misaka Kimura, Motohiko Miyachi and Rei Ono
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:156
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  4. Approximately 40–70% of older adults who have experienced falls develop fear of falling (FOF), with the incidence rate in nursing home residents reaching as high as 79.4%. An increasing number of studies have ...

    Authors: Jianlong Han, Hongwei Wang, Yunxin Ding, Qing Li, Huanqie Zhai and Shuling He
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:132
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  5. For athletes, overcoming obstacles in challenging situations like pandemic home training is crucial. Strategies and approaches in this context are not well-documented. Our study aims to investigate such a scen...

    Authors: Jad Adrian Washif, Florentina J. Hettinga, Achraf Ammar, Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Olivier Materne, Khaled Trabelsi, Mohamed Romdhani, Abdulaziz Farooq, David B. Pyne and Karim Chamari
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:83
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  6. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an effective methods to improve maximal oxygen uptake. However, there is no definitive conclusion about the specific effectiveness of home-based HIIT. This review inv...

    Authors: Katsunori Tsuji, Yosuke Tsuchiya, Hisashi Ueda and Eisuke Ochi
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2023 15:166
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  7. The effect of listening to audiobooks, podcasts, and other audio files while walking on gait performance has not been well studied. Although the number of audio users is growing annually. Evidence suggests tha...

    Authors: Aisuluu Atakanova, Thea Laurentius, Cornelius Bollheimer, Frank Hildebrand and Hannah Lena Siebers
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2023 15:159
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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Maintaining Fitness from Home" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.