Steven N. Blair
University of South Carolina
892 Papers
6.9K Citations
Steven N. Blair is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Physical fitness. The author has an hindex of 165, co-authored 879 publications. Previous affiliations of Steven N. Blair include Stanford University & University of Western Australia.
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Papers
An empirical evaluation of the ACSM guidelines for exercise testing.
TL;DR: Men and women who were apparently healthy had lower abnormality rates per 1,000 tests than those considered to be at higher risk for coronary heart disease and those who had preexisting disease.
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Heart rate and exercise intensity during training: observations from the DREW Study
TL;DR: It is concluded that CVdrift did not contribute to significant reductions in exercise intensity in the DREW study, as reducing work rate in order to keep HR constant could result in participants exercising below the intended intensity.
The association between the type, context, and levels of physical activity amongst adolescents
Harriet Koorts,Calum Mattocks,Andy R Ness,Kevin Deere,Steven N. Blair,Russell R. Pate,Chris Riddoch +6 more
TL;DR: Identifying the type and context of physical activity behaviors associated with more active adolescents, can help inform policy and physical activity interventions aimed at increasing activity levels in adolescents.
Life events, risk factors, and coronary disease.
Mardi J. Horowitz,Robert Benfari,Stephen B. Hulley,Steven N. Blair,William F. Alvarez,Nemat O. Borhani,Anne-Marie Reynolds,Nathan Simon +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that smoking behavior be included as a variable in studies of the relationship between psychological stress and illness.
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