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Purpose: Eccentric exercises may cause fatigue. Fatigue in lower body causes decline in dynamic balance which may cause injury. The purpose of the study was to examine the changes in dynamic balance before and after an acute bout of eccentric exercise using Y-balance test (lower quarter) among athletes and nonathletes and to find injury risk by change in balance. Materials and Methods: This study investigated 39 subjects which were divided into two groups: Group 1 (n = 19) athletes (mean age, 21.89 ± 2.62 years; height, 2.96 ± 0.25 m; mass, 66.52 ± 10.05 kg) and Group 2 (n = 20) nonathletes (mean age, 23.95 ± 1.73; height, 2.77 ± 0.30 m; mass, 60.12 ± 8.25 kg). Before and after acute bout of eccentric exercise, all subjects underwent an assessment for dynamic balance using Y-balance test-lower quarter. Results: After an acute bout of eccentric knee exercises, dynamic balance was not reduced significantly (P > 0.05) in Group 1 (athletes) as well as in Group 2 (nonathletes). Conclusion: In the current study by performing eccentric knee exercises, dynamic balance was not reduced in both the groups. Therefore, these eccentric knee exercises can be done by both the groups without risk of getting injured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: There is an increased prevalence of obesity which is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and mortality risk. Because of the large population, a preferred method of measuring body fat should be simple, portable, and reliable. This study was aimed at measuring the body composition of Indian adults using the Karada scan Omron HBF-701 model. Methods: 64 healthy adults participated in this study including 30 males and 34 females with a mean age of 21 ± 2.60 years and a mean body mass index of 22.58 ± 2.85 kg/m². The measurement was taken with the prescribed guidelines. Results: The results included mean fat % 25.31 ± 6.01, body age 28.96 ± 8.29, resting metabolism 1422.13 ± 227.86 kcal, visceral fat % 4.90 ± 2.97, subcutaneous fat % 19.74 ± 6.09, total muscle mass 31.20 ± 6.27, arms fat % 31.27 ± 10.81, trunk fat % of 16.89 ± 5.43, and legs fat % 29.43 ± 9.45. Conclusion: This study concluded that the Karada scan is a novel and rapid method to reliably measure the different variables of body composition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: There is an increased prevalence of obesity, which is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and mortality risk. Because of the large population, a preferred method of measuring body fat should be simple, portable, and reliable. This study was aimed at measuring the body composition of Indian Adults using the karada scan Omron HBF-701 model. Methods: Sixty-four healthy adults participated in this study including 30 males and 34 females with a mean age of 21 ± 2.60 years and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 22.58 ± 2.85 kg/m2. The measurement was taken with the prescribed guidelines. Results: The results included mean fat % of 25.31 ± 6.01, body age 28.96 ± 8.29, resting metabolism 1422.13 ± 227.86 kcal, visceral fat % of 4.90 ± 2.97, subcutaneous fat % of 19.74 ± 6.09, total muscle mass 31.20 ± 6.27, arms fat % of 31.27 ± 10.81, trunk fat % of 16.89 ± 5.43, and legs fat % of 29.43 ± 9.45. Conclusion: This study concluded that the Karada scan is a novel and rapid method to reliably measure the different variables of body composition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]