Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Current Issue

January 2025 - Volume 53 - Issue 1

Editor-in-Chief: Sandra K. Hunter, PhD, FACSM
ISSN: 0091-6331
Online ISSN: 1538-3008
Frequency: 4 issues / year
Ranking: 9/85 in Physiology; 6/127 in Sports Science
Impact Factor: 4.9

From the Editor

The January issue features the annual editor-in-chief editorial, two Perspectives for progress, and several articles including:

PERSPECTIVE FOR PROGRESS

Modulation of Vascular Health by Hormonal Contraceptives and Exercise in Young
Women: Using the FITT Principles Methodological Framework
Jenna C. Stone, Jennifer S. Williams, and Maureen J. MacDonald
This review uses the FITT principles as a methodological framework for inclusion of hormonal contraceptives in vascular health research.
Improving Endurance Exercise Performance at High Altitude: Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches
Roy M. Salgado, Benjamin J. Ryan, Afton D. Seeley, and Nisha Charkoudian
Altitude exposure impairs exercise performance, while altitude acclimatization partial mitigates performance decrements. Non-acclimatization means to improve performance will be discussed.
ARTICLES
Intracellular Ca2+ After Eccentric Muscle Contractions: Key Role for Ryanodine Receptors
Ayaka Tabuchi, David C. Poole, and Yutaka Kano
Intracellular calcium ion regulation drives skeletal muscle adaptations post-eccentric contractions: Key role for ryanodine receptors.
Aerobic Exercise Training for the Aging Brain: Effective Dosing and Vascular Mechanism
Takashi Tarumi, Tsubasa Tomoto, Jun Sugawara, and Rong Zhang
Exercise exerts beneficial effects on the gut Lifelong aerobic exercise may prevent or reduce age-related neurocognitive decline and dementia risk through improved vascular function.
Task-dependent Mechanisms Underlying Prolonged Low-frequency Force Depression
Andrew J. Richards, Daiki Watanabe, Takashi Yamada, Håkan Westerblad, and Arthur J. Cheng
The intramuscular contributions of impairments in sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release, myofibrillar calcium sensitivity, and myofibrillar force on prolonged low-frequency force depression (PLFFD) are task-dependent.

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