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Turkish Journal of KinesiologyThe aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between respiratory functions and body compositions of elite athletes in alpine disciplines and cross-country skiing through their comparison.
Buket Sevindik Aktaş
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Limitations to performance during alpine skiing [PDF]
Experimental Physiology, 2010 Alpine skiing is characterized by high‐intensity exercise of between 90 and 120 s duration that requires repeated phases of high‐force isometric and eccentric contractions. The nature of these contractions, during which all fibre types are active, results in restricted blood flow to the working muscle, thereby reducing oxygen delivery and increasing ...
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The diagnosis and comparison of physical abilities of skiers and footballers
Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2017 Purpose: The purpose of this research was to diagnose the physical abilities such as speed, strength, agility and endurance of alpine skiers and footballers through the same country tests. Also, the purpose was to compare the performance and test results
Vasilios Giovanis +2 more
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Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2013 Following a study of the introduction of alpine skiing in the mountainous regions of the French Alps, this research hopes to understand the women’s role in the sport.
Michaël Attali +3 more
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Ethnologia Fennica: Finnish Studies in Ethnology, 2011 Kanerva, Jari 2010. Alppihiihdon alkutaival. Pujottelu ja tunturihiihto Suomessa 1920-luvulta 1960-luvulle. Järvenpää. (English summary: Early stages of alpine skiing in Finland.) 228 pp. III. Diss. ISBN 978-952-92-8365-1.
Roiko-Jokela, Heikki, Halmesvirta, Anssi
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Skiing quality analysis of recreational skiers based on IMU data and self-assessment
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingAlpine skiing is a popular sport in many countries and holds benefits in terms of health and well-being. At the same time alpine skiing is associated with a certain risk of accidents caused, among other things, by overestimating one’s own skiing skills ...
Christina Kranzinger +4 more
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Spinal injury in alpine winter sports: a review
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019 Introduction Alpine winter sports have become increasingly popular over recent decades, with a similar increase in accident incidence. This review provides an overview of the most recent literature concerning spinal injury epidemiology, mechanisms ...
Sebastian Frederick Bigdon +6 more
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OSNOVNI ELEMENTI ALPSKOG SKIJANJA KAO SREDSTVO REKREACIJE [PDF]
Sport Mont, 2011 The basic characteristic of alpine skiing as a means of recreation is that it can be used by individuals of all ages and psycho-physical abilities.
Danilo Aćimović +3 more
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ComplexityTracking athletes in high-speed outdoor sports like alpine skiing causes substantial difficulties because of ever-changing movements, environmental variability, and the limitations of traditional tracking technologies, such as intrusive sensors and ...
Xiaohua Wu, Yongtao Shi, Mohammad Khishe
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Impact of Environmental Factors on the ACL Injury Risk in Recreational Alpine Skiing. [PDF]
Int J Sports Med, 2023 Posch M +7 more
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