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Genomes and GenesSpecies | Motohiko MiyachiSummaryAffiliation: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Country: Japan Publications
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METs in adults while playing active video games: a metabolic chamber studyMotohiko Miyachi
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1149-53. 2010..This study was performed to determine the energy expenditure (EE) during Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports game activities...- Effects of resistance training on arterial stiffness: a meta-analysisMotohiko Miyachi
Department of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Toyama 1 23 1, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
Br J Sports Med 47:393-6. 2013..Regular aerobic exercise prevents and reverses arterial stiffening, but the association between resistance training and arterial stiffness is unclear... 
Required muscle mass for preventing lifestyle-related diseases in Japanese womenMasae Miyatani
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
BMC Public Health 8:291. 2008..The aim of this study was to determine and quantify the muscle mass required to maintain the Vo2max reference values in Japanese women...
Unfavorable effects of resistance training on central arterial compliance: a randomized intervention studyMotohiko Miyachi
Division of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
Circulation 110:2858-63. 2004..Endurance training is efficacious in increasing arterial compliance in healthy adults. We determined the effects of resistance training on carotid arterial compliance using the intervention study design...- Lack of age-related decreases in basal whole leg blood flow in resistance-trained menMotohiko Miyachi
Division of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
J Appl Physiol 99:1384-90. 2005..These results suggest that resistance training may favorably influence leg perfusion in aging humans, independent of its impact on leg muscle mass... - Poor trunk flexibility is associated with arterial stiffeningKenta Yamamoto
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297:H1314-8. 2009..These findings suggest that flexibility may be a predictor of arterial stiffening, independent of other components of fitness... - Longer time spent in light physical activity is associated with reduced arterial stiffness in older adultsYuko Gando
National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162 8636, Japan
Hypertension 56:540-6. 2010..No relationship was observed in older fit subjects. These results suggested that longer time spent in light physical activity is associated with attenuation of arterial stiffening, especially in unfit older people... - Differences in body composition and risk of lifestyle-related diseases between young and older male rowers and sedentary controlsKiyoshi Sanada
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
J Sports Sci 27:1027-34. 2009..These results suggest that regular rowing exercise may have a positive influence in the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases in older Japanese people... - Low-intensity resistance training with slow movement and tonic force generation increases basal limb blood flowMichiya Tanimoto
Division of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 29:128-35. 2009..In conclusion, not only resistance training in HN but in LST as well, were effective for increasing basal limb blood flow, and that this effect was evident even in healthy young men... - Associations of sex hormone-binding globulin and testosterone with diabetes among men and women (the Saku Diabetes study): a case control studyAtsushi Goto
Department of Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Cardiovasc Diabetol 11:130. 2012..abstract:.. - Associations among objectively measured physical activity, fasting plasma homocysteine concentration, and MTHFR C677T genotypeHaruka Murakami
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
Eur J Appl Physiol 111:2997-3005. 2011..4 ± 3.2 nmol/mL, 11.6 ± 3.3 nmol/mL vs. 8.4 ± 3.3 nmol/mL, respectively, p < 0.001). In conclusion, light and vigorous PA were associated with plasma Hcy only in the TT genotype, but there were no such associations in all genotypes... - Effects of whole-body low-intensity resistance training with slow movement and tonic force generation on muscular size and strength in young menMichiya Tanimoto
Division of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
J Strength Cond Res 22:1926-38. 2008..2 +/- 7.6% in each measurement item). There were no such changes in the CON group. The results suggest that a whole-body LST resistance training regimen is as effective for muscular hypertrophy and strength gain as HN resistance training... - Behavioral change during weight loss program and one-year follow-up: Saku Control Obesity Program (SCOP) in JapanMakiko Nakade
Nutritional Education Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku ku, 162 8636 Tokyo, Japan
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 21:22-34. 2012..Our behavioral approach led to diet and behavior modification, weight loss and maintenance. Because modified variables differed between men and women, gender-specific approaches may be necessary... - Predicting VO2max with an objectively measured physical activity in Japanese womenZhen Bo Cao
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:179-86. 2010..To investigate the use of the accelerometer-determined physical activity (PA) intensity variables as the objective PA variables for estimating VO2max in Japanese adult women... - Relation of body composition to daily physical activity in free-living Japanese adult womenJonghoon Park
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
Br J Nutr 106:1117-27. 2011..Our data suggest that the relationship between obesity and daily physical activities should be discussed using not only BMI but also FMI or %BF... - Predicting VO(2max) with an objectively measured physical activity in Japanese menZhen Bo Cao
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
Eur J Appl Physiol 109:465-72. 2010..This study demonstrated that combining SC with VPA, but not with MVPA, was useful in predicting VO(2max) variance and improved the ability of the regression models to accurately predict VO(2max)... - Lack of carotid stiffening associated with MTHFR 677TT genotype in cardiorespiratory fit adultsMotoyuki Iemitsu
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyana, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Physiol Genomics 42:259-65. 2010..These results suggest that the higher cardiorespiratory fitness may attenuate central artery stiffening associated with MTHFR C677T polymorphism... - Reduction in adiposity, β-cell function, insulin sensitivity, and cardiovascular risk factors: a prospective study among Japanese with obesityMaki Goto
Department of Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
PLoS ONE 8:e57964. 2013.... - Changes in muscle activation and force generation patterns during cycling movements because of low-intensity squat training with slow movement and tonic force generationMichiya Tanimoto
Division of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
J Strength Cond Res 23:2367-76. 2009..This result following LST may have an unfavorable effect on cycling movement and other dynamic sports movements... - Resistance training and arterial compliance: keeping the benefits while minimizing the stiffeningHiroshi Kawano
Division of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
J Hypertens 24:1753-9. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that simultaneously performed aerobic exercise training could prevent the stiffening of carotid arteries caused by resistance training in young healthy men... - Increased muscle size and strength from slow-movement, low-intensity resistance exercise and tonic force generationYuya Watanabe
Dept of Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
J Aging Phys Act 21:71-84. 2013..The LN significantly improved strength, but its hypertrophic effect was limited. These results indicate that even for older individuals, the LST can be an effective method for gaining muscle mass and strength... - What behaviors are important for successful weight maintenance?Makiko Nakade
Nutritional Epidemiology Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku ku, 162 8636 Tokyo, Japan
J Obes 2012:202037. 2012.... - Prediction of VO2max with daily step counts for Japanese adult womenZhen Bo Cao
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
Eur J Appl Physiol 105:289-96. 2009..001) was applied to the Validation group, predicted VO(2max) correlated well with measured VO(2max) (r = 0.81, P < 0.001), suggesting that SC is a useful PA variable for non-exercise prediction of VO(2max) in Japanese women... - Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup associated with hereditary hearing loss in a Japanese populationTomofumi Kato
Otolaryngology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 132:1178-82. 2012..Haplogroup D4b, especially subhaplogroup D4b2, may be one of the modifiers associated with the phenotypic expression of hereditary hearing loss (HL)... - Preproghrelin gene polymorphisms in obese Japanese women. Minor homozygotes are light eaters, do not prefer protein or fat, and apparently have a poor appetiteJun Takezawa
Division of Nutritional Education, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
Appetite 63:105-11. 2013..Thus, surprisingly, it was revealed that minor homozygotes for preproghrelin gene polymorphisms were light eaters, did not prefer fat or protein, and apparently had a poor appetite, although they were predisposed to obesity... - Association of 29C>T polymorphism in the transforming growth factor-β1 gene with lean body mass in community-dwelling Japanese populationNoriyuki Fuku
Department of Genomics for Longevity and Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
Geriatr Gerontol Int 12:292-7. 2012..Thus, we examined the relationship between genetic polymorphism and lean body mass in a Japanese population... - Effects of age on ventilatory threshold and peak oxygen uptake normalised for regional skeletal muscle mass in Japanese men and women aged 20-80 yearsKiyoshi Sanada
Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Wasedatsurumaki cho, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, 162 0041, Japan
Eur J Appl Physiol 99:475-83. 2007..Moreover, this study provides normative cardiorespiratory fitness data regarding VT normalised SM mass in healthy men and women aged 20-80 years... - Increased muscle size and strength from slow-movement, low-intensity resistance exercise and tonic force generationYuya Watanabe
Department of Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
J Aging Phys Act 21:71-84. 2013..The LN significantly improved strength, but its hypertrophic effect was limited. These results indicate that even for older individuals, the LST can be an effective method for gaining muscle mass and strength... - Effect of low dose vitamin K2 (MK-4) supplementation on bio-indices in postmenopausal Japanese womenNoriko Koitaya
Nutritional Epidemiology Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1, Toyama, Shinjyuku ku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 55:15-21. 2009..Thus, the additional intake of MK-4 might be beneficial in the maintenance of bone health in postmenopausal Japanese women... - [Validity of a standard questionnaire to assess physical activity for specific medical checkups and health guidance]Ryoko Kawakami
Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition
Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 57:891-9. 2010..This study aimed to determine the validity of a standard questionnaire to assess amount of physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak)... - Greater age-related reductions in central arterial compliance in resistance-trained menMotohiko Miyachi
Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colo, USA
Hypertension 41:130-5. 2003..In marked contrast to the beneficial effect of regular aerobic exercise, the present findings are not consistent with the idea that resistance training exerts beneficial influences on arterial wall buffering functions... - Resistance training in men is associated with increased arterial stiffness and blood pressure but does not adversely affect endothelial function as measured by arterial reactivity to the cold pressor testHiroshi Kawano
National Institute of Health and Nutrition Program for Health Promotion, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku 162 8636, Japan
Exp Physiol 93:296-302. 2008.... - Attenuated increases in blood pressure by dynamic resistance exercise in middle-aged menHiroshi Kawano
Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan
Hypertens Res 31:1045-53. 2008..In contrast to our hypothesis, these findings indicated that the BP response during dynamic resistance exercise using large muscle groups may be attenuated in middle-aged men relative to young men... - Age-related reductions in appendicular skeletal muscle mass: association with habitual aerobic exercise statusJun Sugawara
Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 22:169-72. 2002..This may contribute, at least in part, to the lower incidence of functional disability observed in middle-aged and older men who exercise regularly... - Comparison of muscle strength between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndromeNobuyuki Miyatake
Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama 700 0952, Japan
Acta Med Okayama 61:99-102. 2007..Lower muscle strength per body weight may be one of the characteristic features in subjects with metabolic syndrome... - Variations in carotid arterial compliance during the menstrual cycle in young womenKoichiro Hayashi
Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1 1 1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 8566, Japan
Exp Physiol 91:465-72. 2006..These data provide evidence that the elastic properties of central, but not peripheral, arteries fluctuate significantly with the phases of the menstrual cycle... - Relationship between blood adipocytokines and resting energy expenditure in young and elderly womenChiyoko Usui
Department of Sport Sciences, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 53:529-35. 2007..These results suggest that adipocytokines do not influence REE in adult women... - Dissociation between the time courses of femoral artery blood flow and pulmonary VO2 during repeated bouts of heavy knee extension exercise in humansYoshiyuki Fukuba
Department of Exercise Science and Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Hiroshima Prefectural Women s University, 1 1 71, Ujina higashi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8558, Japan
Exp Physiol 89:243-53. 2004..9, versus EX2, 39.0 +/- 17.1 s (P > 0.05)]. It was concluded that the faster pulmonary O(2) kinetics during heavy KE exercise following prior heavy exercise was not associated with a similar modulation in the BF to the working muscles... - Linkage between oxygen uptake at ventilatory threshold and muscle strength in subjects with and without metabolic syndromeNobuyuki Miyatake
Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama 700 0952, Japan
Acta Med Okayama 61:255-9. 2007..A combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training might be considered for preventing and improving metabolic syndrome... - Comparison of ventilatory threshold and exercise habits between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndromeNobuyuki Miyatake
Okayama Southern Institute of Health, 408 1 Hirata, Okayama 700 0952, Japan
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 77:314-9. 2007..We compared the levels of ventilatory threshold (VT) and exercise habits in subjects with metabolic syndrome with those in age, sex-matched subjects without metabolic syndrome... - Oxygen uptake kinetics following 20 days of unilateral lower limb suspensionNorio Hotta
Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
J Physiol Sci 56:347-53. 2006..It is suggested that deconditioning as a result of limb disuse affects oxygen uptake response...