KINS 4137

Effect of Micronutrients on

Exercise/Physical Activity/Recovery Assignment

Guidelines for your Journal Article Summary

Below are guidelines for selecting your Journal Article and writing the summary:

1. Find 1 (one) original, peer-reviewed journal article that relates to the topic/question. Here are some guidelines to decide if an article meets the requirement:

A. Published in a common refereed (peer-reviewed) journal. Here are some examples:

· Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

· Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

· Journal of Physical Activity and Health

· Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

· Journal of Applied Physiology

· Journal of Physiology

B. The study must have a set number of participants with descriptions included in the study and NOT a review article!

C. At a minimum, the article must have an Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections.

D. Articles from newspapers, health magazines, and the internet are NOT typically acceptable.

2. For each article, a type-written response (in your own words) to the following is required:

A. Describe the research question and why the question is important.

B.