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Dominant leg strength and proficiency in cross-country skiing

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cross-country skiing training on dominant leg strength. The study included fifteen junior and twelve youth cross country skiers, and fourteen sedentary male volunteers. Test data were obtained from
Ebru Cetin
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Biomechanics of simulated versus natural cross-country sit skiing

, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the biomechanics of cross-country sit-skiing in simulated and natural skiing. Thirteen international level athletes participated in a ski ergometer test (simulated conditions) and a test on snow in a ski ...
Rapp, W., Gastaldi, L., Rosso, Valeria, Lindinger, S., Vanlandewijck, Y., Linnamo, Vesa, Gastaldi, Laura, Linnamo, V.   +7 more
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Predicting the Speed of Chinese Elite Cross-Country Skiers: A Neural Network Approach Based on the Measurement of Key Biomechanical and Physiological Parameters

Applied Sciences
This study aimed to identify key biomechanical and physiological parameters affecting cross-country skiing performance and develop a neural network model for predicting skiing speed.
Huijuan Shi, Xiaolan Zhu, Shuang Zhao, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Hui Liu   +4 more
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Analysis of classical time-trial performance and technique-specific physiological determinants in elite female cross-country skiers

Frontiers in Physiology, 2016
The present study investigated the contribution of performance on uphill, flat, and downhill sections to overall performance in an international 10-km classical time-trial in elite female cross-country skiers, as well as the relationships between ...
Øyvind Sandbakk, Thomas Losnegard, Øyvind Skattebo, Ann Magdalen Hegge, Espen Tønnessen, Espen Tønnessen, Jan Kocbach   +6 more
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Health status and health behaviors among citizen endurance Nordic skiers in the United States

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Background More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese (69%) placing them at high risk for a wide array of chronic diseases. Physical activity anchors most approaches to obesity prevention and weight management, but physical activity levels
Paul J. Anderson, Ralph S. Bovard, Mohammad Hassan Murad, Timothy J. Beebe, Zhen Wang   +4 more
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The appearance of respiratory disease in cross country skiing [PDF]

, 2014
Title: The appearance of respiratory disease in cross country skiing Objectives: Aim of bachelor's thesis is to determine the incidence of respiratory disease in cross country skiers and approach the problem of asthma and its occurrence in cross-country ...
Toman, Lukáš
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The competitive cross-country skier - an impressive human engine

, 2009
Cross-country skiing is one of the most demanding endurance sports. It imposes extensive physiological challenges due to the perpetual changes between, and utilisation of, different skiing techniques, each involving the upper and lower body to various ...
Holmberg, Hans-Christer,
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A simulation of cross-country skiing on varying terrain by using a mathematical power balance model

Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013
John F Moxnes,1 Øyvind Sandbakk,2 Kjell Hausken31Department for Protection, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Kjeller, Norway; 2Human Movement Science Program, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; 3Faculty of ...
Moxnes JF, Sandbakk Ø, Hausken K   +2 more
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Investigation of the effects of an 8-week cross-country skiing exercise program on various reaction time parameters, selective attention and academic achievement in adolescents

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Exercise slows or helps reverse the shrinkage of key cognitive brain regions such as the hippocampus, which is important for information processing, learning, reasoning and planning.
Musab Çağın, Sezen Çimen Polat, Halil Sarol, Amador García Ramos, Abdulkerim Çeviker   +4 more
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Identification of Cross-Country Skiing Movement Patterns Using Micro-Sensors

Sensors, 2012
This study investigated the potential of micro-sensors for use in the identification of the main movement patterns used in cross-country skiing. Data were collected from four elite international and four Australian athletes in Europe and in Australia ...
Dale Chapman, Colin Macintosh, Gordon Waddington, Judith Anson, Keith Lyons, Finn Marsland   +5 more
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