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Exercise and Evaluation for Health and Occupational Wellness: Current Trends and Future Directions—2nd Edition

A special issue of Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (ISSN 2411-5142). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Exercise for Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 230

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Konstantina Karatrantou

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Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece
Interests: occupational wellness; healthy lifestyle; exercise testing and prescriptions for health promotion; combined exercise programs; vibration exercise
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Prof. Dr. Vassilis Gerodimos

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Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece
Interests: exercise testing and prescriptions for health promotion; workplace exercise and wellness programs; muscular adaptation to exercise; physical conditioning and evaluation in sports; vibration training; isokinetic and isometric evaluation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The evaluation, appropriate design and implementation of intervention programs for health promotion and occupational wellness require a purely scientific process. This Special Issue will highlight the importance and efficiency of evaluating exercise and physical activity, as well as of other lifestyle behaviors (ergonomics, nutrition, smoking, alcohol, sleep, etc.), for promoting health and occupational wellness.

We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue by presenting your work on healthy populations of different ages (children, adolescents, adults, or the elderly) or on workers of different professional categories, including original articles, case studies, narrative or systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.

Dr. Konstantina Karatrantou
Prof. Dr. Vassilis Gerodimos
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • testing and prescription
  • lifestyle behaviors
  • health-related quality of life
  • corporate health
  • exercise
  • prevention
  • physical activity
  • employee wellbeing
  • aging

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Test–Retest Reliability of Cervical Strength Testing Protocols with Handheld Dynamometer in Prepubertal and Pubertal Untrained Boys
by Christos Batatolis, Konstantina Karatrantou, Theodora Vasilopoulou, Konstantina Chanou, Nikolaos Tsiakaras and Vassilis Gerodimos
J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2025, 10(2), 173; https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020173 - 14 May 2025
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Background: The cervical spine plays an important role in several daily activities of children and adolescents, and thus, its evaluation using reliable protocols is of crucial importance. This study examined the test–retest reliability of cervical strength protocols using indices of absolute (standard [...] Read more.
Background: The cervical spine plays an important role in several daily activities of children and adolescents, and thus, its evaluation using reliable protocols is of crucial importance. This study examined the test–retest reliability of cervical strength protocols using indices of absolute (standard error of measurement—SEM and 95% limits of agreement—LOA) and relative reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient—ICC). Methods: Twenty prepubertal (9.10 ± 0.61 years old) and twenty pubertal boys (13.6 ± 0.6 years old) participated in two assessment sessions separated by 48 h. During both sessions, maximal isometric strength (forward flexion, extension, and right–left lateral flexion) was assessed using a handheld dynamometer, and then, the cervical flexion-to-extension ratio (cervicalF/E ratio) was calculated. Results: According to our data analysis, good absolute and relative reliability was denoted for prepubertal boys in all cervical movements (ICC = 0.81–0.90; SEM% = 5.82–8.62); conversely, pubertal boys denoted high relative and absolute reliability in all directions of movements (ICC = 0.90–0.96; SEM% = 3.8–5.5). The cervicalF/E ratio showed moderate reliability in prepubertal (ICC = 0.71; SEM% = 9.11) and pubertal boys (ICC = 0.78; SEM% = 7). Conclusions: In conclusion, the isometric strength of cervical muscles, using a handheld dynamometer, showed acceptable reliability in prepubertal and pubertal boys; however, prepubertal boys demonstrated slightly lower reliability. Additionally, the assessment of the cervical F/E ratio should be interpreted with caution. However, it would be important to carry out future studies to strengthen the findings of the present study. Full article
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