• Muscular Strength: Applications for Dancers 

      Koutedakis, Y.; Clarke, F.; Wyon, M.; Aways, D.; Owolabi, E. O. (2009)
      Muscle fibers can generally be divided into slow and fast twitch according to their contraction speed. Even though in individual normally has the same ratio of slow/fast muscle fibers throughout his or her body, the ...
    • Prevalence of Low Bone Mineral Density in Female Dancers 

      Amorim, T.; Wyon, M.; Maia, J.; Machado, J. C.; Marques, F.; Metsios, G. S.; Flouris, A. D.; Koutedakis, Y. (2015)
      Background and Objective While some authors report that dancers have reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of osteoporosis, others have stressed the positive effects of dance training on developing healthy ...
    • Vitamin D status in professional ballet dancers: Winter vs. summer 

      Wolman, R.; Wyon, M. A.; Koutedakis, Y.; Nevill, A. M.; Eastell, R.; Allen, N. (2013)
      Objective: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is produced by the exposure of the skin to sunlight. Therefore athletes who train indoors, such as dancers, are vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency. The purpose of the study was to ...