, 2006 This chapter describes the cross-country-skiing adventure sector and presents case studies from Norway, Australia and the USA. For each of the three case studies, the place, operator, activity, equipment, accommodation, statistics, access, community, experience, environment, safety and marketing are described.
R. Buckley, Buckley, R
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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 [PDF]
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and RehabilitationExercise 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.
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Assessment of Basic Motions and Technique Identification in Classical Cross-Country Skiing [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Cross-country skiing is a popular Olympic winter sport, which is also used extensively as a recreational activity. While cross-country skiing primarily is regarded as a demanding endurance activity it is also technically challenging, as it contains two ...
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Long-Term Performance Trends in Elite Cross-Country Skiing
The SkyPerformance trends in elite long-distance cross-country skiing were analyzed using the Winter Olympics, FIS Cross-Country World Championships, and FIS World Cup race results from 1992 to 2026 for the top 30 finishers in men’s 50 km and women’s 30 km ...
Rock Ouimet
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Recording Cortical Somatosensory Responses During Cross-Country Skiing: A Feasibility and Reproducibility EEG Study. [PDF]
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Biomechanics of cross-country skiing locomotion [PDF]
, 2007 Cross-country skiing constitutes ancestral method for moving along in a snow environment.A number of techniques have been developed to facilitate this.
Barberis, Marc Francois
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Running Assessed Maximal Oxygen Uptake Increases with Participant Classification Framework Tier in Overall Cross-Country Skiing Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-regressions. [PDF]
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Lactate Thresholds and Performance in Young Cross-Country Skiers Before and After the Competitive Season: Insights from Laboratory Roller-Ski Tests in Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions [PDF]
SportsCross-country (XC) skiing imposes high physiological demands under hypoxic conditions at altitude. Lactate thresholds such as Onset Blood Lactate Accumulation at 4 mmol/L (OBLA4) and lactate plus 1 mmol/L above baseline (Bsln+1.0) are crucial for ...
Jesús Torres-Pérez +3 more
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Carbohydrate Storage and Supplementation Strategies for Peak Performance in Cross-Country Skiing. [PDF]
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Fracture distribution in cross-country skiing accidents: an observational study from the Swedish Fracture Register. [PDF]
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