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The current book presents the articles included in the Special Issue “Women in Sports and Exercise: From Health to Sports Performance”. Readers will find in this book evidence about the relationships between physical qualities in sports and how women's performance can be optimized using dedicated training intervention. Moreover, information about the impact of the menstrual cycle on athletic performance will be revealed. Attention to physical activity patterns in women will be also disclosed.

Lifestyle, sport & leisure --- gender --- training load --- health surveys --- sport participation --- football --- athletic performance --- anaerobic --- aerobic --- sports training --- female athletes --- ovarian cycle --- plyometric exercises --- testing --- velocity --- sports nutrition --- continuous glucose monitoring --- carbohydrate --- protein --- hydration --- trail running --- Freestyle Libre --- breast cancer --- rowing --- exercise --- quality of life --- perceived health --- IPAQ-SF --- SF-36 --- movement quality --- physical performance --- strength --- power --- flexibility --- women --- physical activity --- racket sport --- injury --- elbow --- electromyography --- co-activation --- physical fitness --- high-intensity interval training --- high-intensity functional training --- body composition --- aerobic fitness --- muscle performance --- performance --- unilateral --- final score --- winning --- match result --- situational variables --- menstruation disturbances --- menstrual cycle --- athletes --- women’s health --- woman --- female --- sports performance --- creatine --- circadian rhythms

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The current book presents the articles included in the Special Issue “Women in Sports and Exercise: From Health to Sports Performance”. Readers will find in this book evidence about the relationships between physical qualities in sports and how women's performance can be optimized using dedicated training intervention. Moreover, information about the impact of the menstrual cycle on athletic performance will be revealed. Attention to physical activity patterns in women will be also disclosed.

Lifestyle, sport & leisure --- gender --- training load --- health surveys --- sport participation --- football --- athletic performance --- anaerobic --- aerobic --- sports training --- female athletes --- ovarian cycle --- plyometric exercises --- testing --- velocity --- sports nutrition --- continuous glucose monitoring --- carbohydrate --- protein --- hydration --- trail running --- Freestyle Libre --- breast cancer --- rowing --- exercise --- quality of life --- perceived health --- IPAQ-SF --- SF-36 --- movement quality --- physical performance --- strength --- power --- flexibility --- women --- physical activity --- racket sport --- injury --- elbow --- electromyography --- co-activation --- physical fitness --- high-intensity interval training --- high-intensity functional training --- body composition --- aerobic fitness --- muscle performance --- performance --- unilateral --- final score --- winning --- match result --- situational variables --- menstruation disturbances --- menstrual cycle --- athletes --- women’s health --- woman --- female --- sports performance --- creatine --- circadian rhythms --- gender --- training load --- health surveys --- sport participation --- football --- athletic performance --- anaerobic --- aerobic --- sports training --- female athletes --- ovarian cycle --- plyometric exercises --- testing --- velocity --- sports nutrition --- continuous glucose monitoring --- carbohydrate --- protein --- hydration --- trail running --- Freestyle Libre --- breast cancer --- rowing --- exercise --- quality of life --- perceived health --- IPAQ-SF --- SF-36 --- movement quality --- physical performance --- strength --- power --- flexibility --- women --- physical activity --- racket sport --- injury --- elbow --- electromyography --- co-activation --- physical fitness --- high-intensity interval training --- high-intensity functional training --- body composition --- aerobic fitness --- muscle performance --- performance --- unilateral --- final score --- winning --- match result --- situational variables --- menstruation disturbances --- menstrual cycle --- athletes --- women’s health --- woman --- female --- sports performance --- creatine --- circadian rhythms

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Exercise necessitates increased energy production to match the elevated demand of physical activity, the magnitude of which varies significantly by activity, sport, and/or athletic position. While long term nutritional habitus is known to impact exercise performance, short term or acute nutritional strategies may also prove beneficial, or detrimental, to athletic performance. Modifications to macro- or micro-nutrient intakes likely influence athletic capacity through the altered metabolic capacity, although cardiovascular, respiratory, or neurocognitive effects are not to be discounted as possibly being influenced by altering the nutritional approach. Similarly, dietary supplementation with factors such as probiotics or antioxidants, either acutely or chronically, is also a likely avenue in which to optimize athletic performance. Supplementation, or the timing of supplementation, diurnally or with activity, may help to bridge gaps between dietary intakes and needs, perhaps as a result of either an inadequate intake and/or high level of athletic demand via high intensity, frequency, volume, or a combination thereof. Altering nutritional strategy for athletic performance is a de facto approach employed by athletes, often occurring seemingly independent of knowledge or evidence for or against a particular strategy. Rigorous studies of nutritional manipulation, supplementation, or those exploring the temporal optimization of nutrition or supplementation are desperately needed in an ever-changing sports nutrition landscape with an increasingly larger audience.

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Exercise necessitates increased energy production to match the elevated demand of physical activity, the magnitude of which varies significantly by activity, sport, and/or athletic position. While long term nutritional habitus is known to impact exercise performance, short term or acute nutritional strategies may also prove beneficial, or detrimental, to athletic performance. Modifications to macro- or micro-nutrient intakes likely influence athletic capacity through the altered metabolic capacity, although cardiovascular, respiratory, or neurocognitive effects are not to be discounted as possibly being influenced by altering the nutritional approach. Similarly, dietary supplementation with factors such as probiotics or antioxidants, either acutely or chronically, is also a likely avenue in which to optimize athletic performance. Supplementation, or the timing of supplementation, diurnally or with activity, may help to bridge gaps between dietary intakes and needs, perhaps as a result of either an inadequate intake and/or high level of athletic demand via high intensity, frequency, volume, or a combination thereof. Altering nutritional strategy for athletic performance is a de facto approach employed by athletes, often occurring seemingly independent of knowledge or evidence for or against a particular strategy. Rigorous studies of nutritional manipulation, supplementation, or those exploring the temporal optimization of nutrition or supplementation are desperately needed in an ever-changing sports nutrition landscape with an increasingly larger audience.

natural polyphenols --- curcumin --- muscle-damaging exercise --- anti-inflammatory --- antioxidants --- physical activity --- Carbohydrate --- high-intensity exercise --- fatigue --- ergogenic aids --- maximum oxygen consumption --- performance sports --- physical fitness --- sports nutrition --- continuous glucose monitoring --- carbohydrate --- trail running --- Freestyle Libre --- ketone ester --- ketogenic diet --- ketone salt --- MCT --- rotarod --- R-βHB --- beta-alanine --- ergogenic aid --- physical performance --- aerobic–anaerobic transition zone --- Paralympic powerlifting --- supplementation --- creatine --- performance --- nitric oxide --- dietary supplements --- oxygen consumption --- muscle fibres --- body composition --- strength parameters --- endurance --- training --- racquet sports --- sport supplement --- exercise --- carbohydrates --- time trial --- substrate utilization --- fat oxidation --- gastrointestinal distress --- satiety --- gut microbiota --- probiotics --- athletes --- cognitive performance --- recovery --- salt --- sarcopenia --- renalase --- body fat percentage --- knee extensor muscle strength --- single-leg stance time --- maximum gait speed --- long seat type body anteflexion --- chair rise test

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Sport modalities are highly practiced in order to improve many aspects of human beings, including performance and health. The increasing interest in the quantitative and qualitative aspects of sport training is ascribable to the fact that several training systems and new methodologies are appearing in all sport modalities. These methodologies can have different effects on the organism depending on the degree of training.On the other hand, some of the main objectives in sport research are to describe match activity and to detect effective performance indicators. A better knowledge of players' performance adaptations and game dynamics during competition is extremely useful for optimizing the training process. The need to develop training methodologies according to actions occurring during the game is essential for each sport.

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