The effects of morning preconditioning protocols on testosterone, cortisol and afternoon sprint cycling performance [conference presentation] [PDF]
, 2018 Opportunities exist for athletes to undertake morning exercise protocols in an attempt to potentate afternoon performance. Four sub elite track sprint cyclists completed a morning cycling (Cyc) or weights-based protocol (WP) prior to an afternoon cycling
Maulder, Peter S, McDonald, Kerin
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The use of exercise testing to assess training efficacy in sport horses
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary Training programmes for horses must be tailored to the physiological demands of each Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) discipline to optimise performance and welfare. Standardised exercise tests (SETs) have emerged as essential tools for evaluating equine fitness by measuring physiological responses to controlled workloads.
E. W. Siegers +2 more
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Atrial Adaptations in Athletes Heart
EchocardiographyABSTRACTBackgroundIntensive training efforts are associated with hemodynamic changes accompanied by increases in cardiac output and stroke volume related to higher peak oxygen consumption and better athletic performance during exercise. These hemodynamic changes induce an enlargement of cardiac chambers, but also of the atria and may result in an ...
Philipp Stadter, Karsten Keller
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The Relationship Between Acute: Chronic Workload Ratios and Injury Risk in Sports: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2020 Canetti, Elisa +3 more
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Exercise during long term exposure to space: Value of exercise during space exploration [PDF]
There appear to be two general physiological reasons why exercise will be beneficial to space travelers who will experience a weightless and isolated environment for many months or a few years: (1) to alleviate or prevent tissue atrophy (principally bone
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Cardiac arrhythmia prevalence and risk factors in 24‐h electrocardiograms of sedentary horses
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Cardiac arrhythmias are common in horses, but their clinical relevance remains controversial. Objectives To describe prevalence and identify risk factors for arrhythmias that may warrant additional screening in a sedentary mixed‐breed population of horses. Study Design Prospective cross‐sectional.
Lauren T. Maas +6 more
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Application of serious games to sport, health and exercise [PDF]
, 2011 Use of interactive entertainment has been exponentially expanded since the last decade. Throughout this 10+ year evolution there has been a concern about turning entertainment properties into serious applications, a.k.a "Serious Games". In this article
Haake, Steve +5 more
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Tracheal collapse rates in Kenyan working cart and pack donkeys
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Donkeys (Equus asinus) in East Africa are recognised as working with poorly designed harnesses and carts. The donkey cart used in regions of Africa, specifically Meru County, Kenya, appears to place the cart's weight solely on the donkey's mid‐cervical region.
Martha Mellish +3 more
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Women and Sport: Social Issues – Ensuring a Safe Environment for the Female Athlete [PDF]
, 1998 Women athletes will only optimise their potential in sport if they are able to train and compete in conditions of complete safety. However, many females in sport endure less than safe conditions.
Brackenridge, CH
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“Now we don't have that freedom to not work”: Childhood and parenting in insecurity culture
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Allison J. Pugh
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