Exercise physiology is the physiology of physical exercise. It is one of the allied health professions,and involves the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to exercise. Exercise physiologists are the highest qualified exercise professionals and utilise education,lifestyle intervention and specific forms of exercise to rehabilitate and manage acute and chronic injuries and conditions.
A heart–lung transplant is a procedure carried out to replace both failing heart and lungs in a single operation. Due to a shortage of suitable donors and because both heart and lung have to be transplanted together,it is a rare procedure;only about a hundred such transplants are performed each year in the United States.
The Australian continent was first settled when ancestors of Indigenous Australians arrived via the islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and New Guinea over 50,000 years ago.
Villawood Immigration Detention Centre,originally Villawood Migrant Hostel or Villawood Migrant Centre,split into a separate section named Westbridge Migrant Hostel from 1968 to 1984,is an Australian immigration detention facility located in the suburb of Villawood in Sydney,Australia.
A soft tissue injury is the damage of muscles,ligaments and tendons throughout the body. Common soft tissue injuries usually occur from a sprain,strain,a one-off blow resulting in a contusion or overuse of a particular part of the body. Soft tissue injuries can result in pain,swelling,bruising and loss of function.
The crunch is an abdominal exercise that works the rectus abdominis muscle. It enables both building "six-pack" abs and tightening the belly. Crunches use the exerciser's own body weight to tone muscle and are recommended by some experts,despite negative research results,as a low-cost exercise that can be performed at home. Crunches are less effective than other exercises such as planks and carry risk of back injury.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is an Iranian conservative politician,former military officer,and current Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020. He held office as the Mayor of Tehran from 2005 to 2017. Ghalibaf was formerly Iran's Chief of police from 2000 to 2005 and commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Air Force from 1997 to 2000.
Persian Jews or Iranian Jews constitute one of the oldest communities of the Jewish diaspora. Dating back to the biblical era,they originate from the Jews who relocated to Iran during the time of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Books of the Hebrew Bible bring together an extensive narrative shedding light on contemporary Jewish life experiences in ancient Persia;there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Iran since at least the time of Cyrus the Great,who led the Persian army's conquest of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and subsequently freed the Judahites from the Babylonian captivity.
Bodybuilding supplements are dietary supplements commonly used by those involved in bodybuilding,weightlifting,mixed martial arts,and athletics for the purpose of facilitating an increase in lean body mass. Bodybuilding supplements may contain ingredients that are advertised to increase a person's muscle,body weight,athletic performance,and decrease a person's percent body fat for desired muscle definition. Among the most widely used are high protein drinks,pre-workout blends,branched-chain amino acids (BCAA),glutamine,arginine,essential fatty acids,creatine,HMB,whey protein,ZMA,and weight loss products. Supplements are sold either as single ingredient preparations or in the form of "stacks" –proprietary blends of various supplements marketed as offering synergistic advantages.
Human power is the rate of work or energy that is produced from the human body. It can also refer to the power of a human. Power comes primarily from muscles,but body heat is also used to do work like warming shelters,food,or other humans.
Menashe Amir is a long time Persian language broadcaster on Israel Radio International,a channel of Kol Yisrael. He is a former head of the Israel Broadcasting Authority's Persian language division. He is a former chief editor of the Foreign Ministry's Persian website.
Prophet Joseph is an historical drama Iranian television series produced,written,and directed by Farajollah Salahshoor. It first premiered on December 27,2008,in Iran. It is based on the Islamic account of Joseph from Quran and Islamic traditions. The series,dubbed in several languages,is sometimes regarded as the world's most watched Iranian TV series.
North West Point Immigration Detention Centre,formerly Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre is an Australian immigration detention facility located on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
Man Haron Monis was an Iranian-born refugee and Australian citizen who took hostages in a siege at the Lindt Chocolate Caféat Martin Place,Sydney on 15 December 2014,lasting for 17 hours,until the early hours of the following morning. The siege resulted in the death of Monis and two hostages.
Front for the Liberation of Iran (FIL),Iran Liberation Front (ILF) or the Saviour Front was an Iranian monarchist organization based in Paris,which sought to restore the Pahlavi dynasty following the Iranian Revolution. It was led by Ali Amini,former Prime Minister of Iran,who announced establishment of the group on 19 January 1982.
The plank is an isometric core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up.
During the period of 1965 –2021,an estimated 440,000 people per year emigrated from Africa;a total number of 17 million migrants within Africa was estimated for 2005. The figure of 0.44 million African emigrants per year pales in comparison to the annual population growth of about 2.6%,indicating that only about 2% of Africa's population growth is compensated for by emigration.
Syrian Australians are Australians of Syrian descent or Syria-born people who reside in the Commonwealth of Australia. Australian Syrians make up 0.4 percent of the Australian population,with a gender split of 51.3 percent female,49.7 percent male. The 2016 Australian census revealed 68.8 percent of Syrian Australian homes have Arabic as the language spoken at home,however of the homes where English is not the first spoken language,37.7 percent are able to speak English fluently. The majority of Syrian Australians arrived prior to 2007,with a small group immigrating between 2007–2011 then a larger group entering between 2012–2016.
The fifth Iranian Assembly of Experts election were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect the members of the Assembly of Experts. All 88 members of the Assembly of Experts,who are known as mujtahids,are directly elected. The elections had been planned for 2014,but were delayed in order for the election to be held alongside the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections.
Kusal Goonewardena is an Australian physical therapist and health lecturer known for being founder and Head of Sports Medicine at Elite Akademy,University of Melbourne. He has authored several books and is a fitness expert on ABC Radio National's Life Matters program.
