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2020

Radio Regina west: They didn’t give up

(April 2020) The COVID-19 situation prevented tens of seniors (training under the supervision of professional instructors at the Center for Physical Activity, BMC SAS) from attending training sessions. The online training programme was initiated and developed by dr. Ukropcova and dr. Ukropec and the team of professional instructors. To ensure regularityof physical activity, training sessions are streamed online during the COVID-19 epidemic. Listen to the program

RTVS, program EXPERIMENT

CAN WE SURVIVE WITHOUT EXERCISE? Premiere on Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at 20:10 on RTVS2.

(April 2020) Dr.Ukropcová (SAS) explains how many people in Slovakia (and the world) are overweight or obese, why the incidence of obesity increases, and why physical activity is paramount. Prof. Dušan Hamar (FPES, Comenius University) talks about the proportion of physically active Slovaks and discusses specifics of strength training. Watch the program in the RTVS archive

Radio Regina west, Senior club

(March 2020) Research findings mapping the effects of physical activity on health and the unique scientific research project which enables long-term monitoring of the effects of exercise on health of seniors was discussed by Dr. Barbara Ukropcová and Mgr. Jozef Ukropec. Danica Paulovičová and Romana Draškovičová, physically active seniors who represent the civic association Strieborné líšky, discussed their experience from trainings at CPA BMC SAS. Listen to the program

Articles

2020

Journal VIA PRACTICA: Recommendations of physical activity in the management of patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes

Prescription of physical activity: Evidence-based medicine

Dr. Barbara Ukropcová, PhD., prof. Dr. Dušan Hamar, PhD., and Mgr. Jozef Ukropec, DrSc., on the prescription of physical activity. More information in the article: part 1 and part 2.

Denník N; MD: Muscles give us strength to fight viruses and bacteria

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Generali Balans; Let’s stay healthy in quarantine, let’s exercise – tips from scientist Barbara Ukropcová

We are facing many challenges brought along by the COVID-19 epidemic. One of the challenges is remaining physically active and developing a routine during quarantine. Specific recommendations, based on WHO guidelines, were assembled by the team at the CPA BMC SAS. Read here

Dôverun; the onset of Alzheimer’s can be “shaken out”

“We have already showed that exercise improves cognitive functions. Now we want to find out why and how. Perhaps in several years it will be possible to insert bioactive molecules underlying the beneficial effects of exercise on the body into a capsule or a tablet. This way these bioactive molecules will be able to improve the symptoms of disease even in people who are unable to exercise effectively. But why should we wait for the new discoveries when most of us can help ourselves right now – through a sufficient regular dose of exercise. Regardless of age.” Read the whole article

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