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  1. Article: Motivational variations in fitness: a population study of exercise modalities, gender and relationship status.

    Vuckovic, Vojko / Duric, Sasa

    Frontiers in psychology

    2024  Volume 15, Page(s) 1377947

    Abstract: Introduction: Motivation plays a crucial role in determining whether or not a person adheres to an exercise program. The present study aimed to determine the motivational differences between people exercising in fitness alone, in groups/aerobics and ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Motivation plays a crucial role in determining whether or not a person adheres to an exercise program. The present study aimed to determine the motivational differences between people exercising in fitness alone, in groups/aerobics and with a personal trainer by gender and relationship status.
    Methods: The Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 (EMI-2) questionnaire was completed by 830 users of 20 largest fitness centers in Slovenia.
    Results: The Kruskal-Wallis test followed by a Dunn post-hoc test revealed that health-related motives such as ill-health avoidance were most frequently associated with exercising with a personal trainer compared to other exercise modalities, especially among females (
    Discussion: Future studies could implement a longitudinal design to test this statement and examine the proposed relationships over a longer period to better understand whether there may be causal relationships between motivation and different exercise modalities depending on different characteristics of participants.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1377947
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  2. Article: Purchase Channels and Motivation for Exercise in the Slovenian Population: Customer Behavior as a Guarantee of Fitness Center Sustainability.

    Vuckovic, Vojko / Cuk, Ivan / Duric, Sasa

    Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 6

    Abstract: The sustainability of fitness centers depends on two factors: member recruitment and retention, which is why these factors have received attention in recent decades. Temporal trends in fitness center membership purchase channels from 2016 to 2022 and ... ...

    Abstract The sustainability of fitness centers depends on two factors: member recruitment and retention, which is why these factors have received attention in recent decades. Temporal trends in fitness center membership purchase channels from 2016 to 2022 and motivation for exercise in 2022 in the Slovenian general population were investigated. The sample included 3419 participants, including 3131 participants (age 31.03 ± 11.31 years, 1430 females) and 288 participants (age 29.39 ± 10.43 years, 110 females) for the first and second objectives, respectively. Data were assessed using a web-based recruitment questionnaire and the EMI-2 motivation questionnaire. Traditional advertising strategies such as radio and flyers are the least effective (only 0.9% of memberships in 2022), while more sophisticated advertising strategies such as the internet and social media are becoming increasingly important in the advertising world (26.6% of memberships in 2022). On the other hand, word of mouth is the most influential method, attracting 51.3% of new members. Females, older members, and Eastern Slovenians were more motivated to exercise by health and esthetic motives, and males and younger members by challenge and competition. Fitness center management should focus on providing the best possible quality of service, tailoring it to the age, gender, and motivation of customers.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651997-5
    ISSN 2076-328X
    ISSN 2076-328X
    DOI 10.3390/bs13060447
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  3. Article ; Online: Familiari curanti

    Duric, Sara

    Spitex rivista : la rivista dell'Associazione svizzera dei servizi di assistenza e cura a domicilio ; 2297-5748 ; - ; 2019 ; 6 ; 2

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    Publishing date 2019-12-01
    Publisher Spitex Verband Schweiz
    Publishing country ch
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: Correction: Meh et al. Reliability and Validity of Slovenian Versions of IPAQ-SF, GPAQ, and EHIS-PAQ for Assessing Physical Activity and Sedentarism of Adults.

    Meh, Kaja / Sember, Vedrana / Đurić, Saša / Vähä-Ypyä, Henri / Rocha, Paulo / Jurak, Gregor

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2024  Volume 21, Issue 4

    Abstract: Error in Figure/Table [ ... ]. ...

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    Publishing date 2024-03-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph21040417
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  5. Article ; Online: Relationship between hypertrophy, strength gains and tensiomyography adaptations: a moderator role of contraction duration.

    Kojić, Filip / Arsenijević, Radenko / Ilić, Vladimir / Đurić, Saša

    European journal of applied physiology

    2022  Volume 122, Issue 10, Page(s) 2223–2231

    Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate how the relationship between resistance training-induced hypertrophy, strength, and passive contractile adaptations is affected by contraction duration. Twenty university students (11 males) were randomly assigned ... ...

    Abstract The aim of the study was to investigate how the relationship between resistance training-induced hypertrophy, strength, and passive contractile adaptations is affected by contraction duration. Twenty university students (11 males) were randomly assigned to either the fast eccentric/fast concentric phase group (F/F; 1 s both phases) or the slow eccentric/fast concentric phase group (S/F; 4 s and 1 s, respectively). Both experimental groups completed a 7-week biceps curl training programme with a total of 14 sessions (2 days/week). Elbow flexor muscle thickness (MT), one-repetition maximum (1RM), and tensiomyographic (TMG) parameters (radial displacement-D
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Male ; Muscle Contraction/physiology ; Muscle Strength/physiology ; Muscle, Skeletal/physiology ; Resistance Training
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-13
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 124793-1
    ISSN 1439-6327 ; 1432-1025 ; 0301-5548 ; 1439-6319
    ISSN (online) 1439-6327 ; 1432-1025
    ISSN 0301-5548 ; 1439-6319
    DOI 10.1007/s00421-022-04998-0
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  6. Article ; Online: Acute Effects of Short-Term Massage Procedures on Neuromechanical Contractile Properties of Rectus Femoris Muscle.

    Dakić, Miloš / Ilić, Vladimir / Toskić, Lazar / Duric, Sasa / Šimenko, Jožef / Marković, Milan / Dopsaj, Milivoj / Cuk, Ivan

    Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

    2024  Volume 60, Issue 1

    Abstract: Background and ... ...

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    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Quadriceps Muscle ; Muscle Contraction ; Muscle Fatigue ; Massage ; Health Status
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2188113-3
    ISSN 1648-9144 ; 1010-660X
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    ISSN 1010-660X
    DOI 10.3390/medicina60010125
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  7. Article ; Online: Associations Between Physical Fitness, Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Academic Performance.

    Ðurić, Saša / Bogataj, Špela / Zovko, Vinko / Sember, Vedrana

    Frontiers in public health

    2021  Volume 9, Page(s) 778837

    Abstract: There is evidence that physical activity (PA) can improve the academic performance. We recruited healthy adolescent girls, aged 11-12 years, and measured their PA with the accelerometer ActiGraph GT3X for the consecutive 5 days. Physical fitness (PF) was ...

    Abstract There is evidence that physical activity (PA) can improve the academic performance. We recruited healthy adolescent girls, aged 11-12 years, and measured their PA with the accelerometer ActiGraph GT3X for the consecutive 5 days. Physical fitness (PF) was measured with eight motoric tests and three anthropometry measures. Academic performance (AP) was assessed for the six academic narrated school subjects. The results revealed that the girls were more physically active during the week days and less active at weekend (557 vs. 516 counts/min). Physical education grade shows the highest overall correlations with the results of the PF test battery (
    MeSH term(s) Academic Performance ; Accelerometry ; Adolescent ; Child ; Exercise ; Female ; Humans ; Physical Fitness ; Schools
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2711781-9
    ISSN 2296-2565 ; 2296-2565
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    ISSN 2296-2565
    DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2021.778837
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  8. Article ; Online: Secular trends in skill-related physical fitness among Slovenian children and adolescents from 1983 to 2014.

    Sember, Vedrana / Đurić, Saša / Starc, Gregor / Leskošek, Bojan / Sorić, Maroje / Kovač, Marjeta / Jurak, Gregor

    Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports

    2023  Volume 33, Issue 11, Page(s) 2323–2339

    Abstract: It is vital from the public health and educational perspective to be familiar with changes in the fitness levels of individuals and populations since fitness is associated with several health outcomes and cognition. Skill-related physical fitness refers ... ...

    Abstract It is vital from the public health and educational perspective to be familiar with changes in the fitness levels of individuals and populations since fitness is associated with several health outcomes and cognition. Skill-related physical fitness refers to performance in sports or occupation and is associated with motor skill performance. The aim of the present study was to examine secular trends in skill-related physical fitness of 16 678 participants in four youth generations of Slovenian children and adolescents in years 1983 (n = 3128), 1993/94 (n = 3413), 2003/04 (n = 5497), and 2013/14 (n = 4640). Using repeated cross-sectional design, we observed fitness level of all participants divided into three age groups: 6-10, 11-14, and 15-19 years. Skill-related physical performance was measured with seven fitness tests for speed, coordination, balance, and flexibility. Analysis of covariance was used to compare differences in fitness performance between decades in each age and sex group, adjusted for body height, body weight, and body mass index. Overall, large but inconsistent changes in coordination, a small improvement in speed, and a decline in flexibility were seen. The trends over the whole examined period were not linear throughout decades. Generally, positive trends were noticed in periods 1983-1993 (range 1.4%-17.9%; except flexibility) and 2003/04-2013/14 (range 0.2%-36.4%; except age group 15-19 years) while in the period 1993/94-2003/04 there are some particularities in secular trends according to individual components as well as age groups. In general, the secular trend showed a positive direction for both genders (p < 0.05), except for gross motor coordination, which demonstrated positive trends in 1993 and 2013 compared with a decade earlier (p < 0.05) and from 1983 to 2013/14, except for the youngest boys in 2003 and the youngest girls from 1993 to 2003 (p < 0.05). Our findings call for exercise programs aimed at improving speed and gross motor coordination in both sexes and all age groups, especially in the group of 15-19 years old.
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    Publishing date 2023-07-26
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1077418-x
    ISSN 1600-0838 ; 0905-7188
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    ISSN 0905-7188
    DOI 10.1111/sms.14456
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  9. Article ; Online: The Effects of Massage Therapy on Sport and Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review.

    Dakić, Miloš / Toskić, Lazar / Ilić, Vladimir / Đurić, Saša / Dopsaj, Milivoj / Šimenko, Jožef

    Sports (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 6

    Abstract: Background: A massage is a tool that is frequently used in sports and exercise in general for recovery and increased performance. In this review paper, we aimed to search and systemize current literature findings relating to massages' effects on sports ... ...

    Abstract Background: A massage is a tool that is frequently used in sports and exercise in general for recovery and increased performance. In this review paper, we aimed to search and systemize current literature findings relating to massages' effects on sports and exercise performance concerning its effects on motor abilities and neurophysiological and psychological mechanisms.
    Methods: The review has been written following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis) guidelines. One hundred and fourteen articles were included in this review.
    Results: The data revealed that massages, in general, do not affect motor abilities, except flexibility. However, several studies demonstrated that positive muscle force and strength changed 48 h after the massage was given. Concerning neurophysiological parameters, the massage did not change blood lactate clearance, muscle blood flow, muscle temperature, or activation. However, many studies indicate pain reduction and delayed onset muscle soreness, which are probably correlated with the reduction of the level of creatine kinase enzyme and psychological mechanisms. In addition, the massage treatment led to a decrease in depression, stress, anxiety, and the perception of fatigue and an increase in mood, relaxation, and the perception of recovery.
    Conclusion: The direct usage of massages just for gaining results in sport and exercise performance seems questionable. However, it is indirectly connected to performance as an important tool when an athlete should stay focused and relaxed during competition or training and recover after them.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2704239-X
    ISSN 2075-4663 ; 2075-4663
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    ISSN 2075-4663
    DOI 10.3390/sports11060110
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  10. Article: Quadriceps femoris cross-sectional area and specific leg strength: relationship between different muscles and squat variations.

    Kojic, Filip / Ðurić, Saša / Ranisavljev, Igor / Stojiljkovic, Stanimir / Ilic, Vladimir

    PeerJ

    2021  Volume 9, Page(s) e12435

    Abstract: Background: The aim was to determine the relationship between the cross-sectional area of the quadriceps femoris and strength performance in the deep and parallel barbell squat.: Methods: The sample included 16 university students (seven female, 24.1  ...

    Abstract Background: The aim was to determine the relationship between the cross-sectional area of the quadriceps femoris and strength performance in the deep and parallel barbell squat.
    Methods: The sample included 16 university students (seven female, 24.1 ± 1.7 years). Muscle strength was expressed as external load, including the one-repetition maximum and the body mass segments involved (calculated according to Dempster's method). The cross-sectional area of the quadriceps femoris muscles was determined using ultrasound, while leg muscle mass was measured using the Bioelectrical Impedance method.
    Results: The cross-sectional areas of the three vastii muscles and leg muscle mass showed moderate to strong correlation with external load in both squat types (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2703241-3
    ISSN 2167-8359
    ISSN 2167-8359
    DOI 10.7717/peerj.12435
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