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Since the onset of the COVID pandemic, we have seen vast differences in leadership styles, as well as capabilities, of national authorities to meet the challenge. Some countries rose to the occasion with a unified response based on sound scientific and economic principles, taking bold public health measures while also striving to ensure that the impact of lockdowns on society would be kept to a minimum. Unfortunately, we have also seen governments drop the ball, failing to do what was needed either from a public health perspective or an economic perspective to get it under control. Others have even exploited the crisis to sideline the political opposition and consolidate power. In a world as interconnected as ours, we are only as strong as our weakest link. Only when all countries meet the challenge together can we safely reopen our borders and revive our economies.
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In the twenty-first century, functional training FT has become a strong worldwide fitness trend Thompson, , resulting in a growing interest to investigate its effects on many variables e. Although the tools exercises, equipment, and accessories used in current functional training have long been employed in rehabilitation and conditioning programs, the systematic use of these tools, as well as scientific interest in this topic, are recent phenomena Anderson and Behm, ; Rhea et al. However, since it is still a subject of recent scientific interest, there are many methodological conflicts and divergences in training prescriptions La Scala Teixeira et al. For example, some studies have associated FT with the use of instability and applied unstable bases in many exercises Pacheco et al. In view of these considerations, detailing the actual concepts and characteristics of FT forms the basis for maximizing the benefits of both research and day-to-day interventions in terms of performance or rehabilitation Behm et al. However, the methodological divergence observed with practical interventions in several fitness facilities, as well as in scientific studies, points to a reality in which the real concept of FT and all that it encompasses are still not well-elucidated Fowles, A major factor that has contributed to this problem in the general population are probably the marketing campaigns promoting FT, which explore random several medias in order to attract consumers Da Silva-Grigoletto et al. For example, publications of functional exercises can contain at the same time exercises of low e. Similarly, marketing explores simple and low-cost accessories e. Taken together, these facts highlight the need for researchers to establish a consensus about the concept of FT so that studies can be conducted according to a methodological pattern using pre-established criteria and, finally, that coaches and practitioners can make practical applications based on sound theoretical and scientific evidence.
The world is facing an unprecedented test. And this is the moment of truth. Hundreds of thousands of people are falling seriously ill from COVID, and the disease is spreading exponentially in many places. Societies are in turmoil and economies are in a nose-dive. We must respond decisively, innovatively and together to suppress the spread of the virus and address the socioeconomic devastation that COVID is causing in all regions. And it must be multilateral, with countries showing solidarity to the most vulnerable communities and nations. It is a call to action. First, for an immediate coordinated health response to suppress transmission and end the pandemic. A response that scales up health capacity for testing, tracing, quarantine and treatment, while keeping first responders safe, combined with measures to restrict movement and contact.
