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‘Mountain resorts’: origins and evolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The paper discusses the background for the emergence of such ‘mountain resorts’, their types and changes in their mode of operation. Some theoretical and practical issues will be illustrated with examples derived from Europe, North America, Asia and ...
Kowalczyk, Andrzej
core   +1 more source

Similar revision rates after ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon or bone–patellar tendon–bone autografts in young females: Results from the Swedish knee ligament registry

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To compare subjective knee function and revision rates at the 5‐year follow‐up in young females (14–25 years) undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with either hamstring tendon (HT) or bone–patellar tendon–bone (BPTB) autografts in a nationwide registry‐based cohort.
Firathan Koca   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Propulsive Power in Cross-Country Skiing: Application and Limitations of a Novel Wearable Sensor-Based Method During Roller Skiing

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2018
Cross-country skiing is an endurance sport that requires extremely high maximal aerobic power. Due to downhill sections where the athletes can recover, skiers must also have the ability to perform repeated efforts where metabolic power substantially ...
Øyvind Gløersen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Design Employing Miniaturized Electronics with Wireless Signal Provision to a Smartphone for a Strain-Based Measuring System for Ski Poles

open access: yesComputers, 2021
The individual monitoring of cross-country skiers’ technique-related parameters is crucial to identifying possible athlete-individual deficits that need to be corrected in order to optimize the athlete’s performance in competition.
Uwe Hentschel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling Oxygen Uptake during V1 Treadmill Roller Skiing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The use of regression equations to predict oxygen uptake in relation to speed, grade, power output, and anthropometric characteristics is common in cardiac rehabilitation and athlete fitness testing.
Bowen†, Robert S   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Mental Health and Corresponding Interventions for Persons With Physical Disabilities: A Scoping Review

open access: yesMedicine Advances, EarlyView.
This scoping review of 33 studies maps the landscape of mental health in persons with physical disabilities. It finds a high prevalence of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other psychological problems, but highlights significant heterogeneity across studies in sample size, measurement, and representativeness.
Hui Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Choice of Pole and Ski Lengths Among Elite Cross-Country Skiers: The Influence of Sex and Performance Level

open access: yesFrontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021
Cross-country (XC) skiers employ whole-body exercise to generate speed through poles and skis. The choice of optimal pole and ski lengths are therefore of high importance.
Per-Øyvind Torvik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

eXperienCeSki: Guidebook to experiences in children's ski schools [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Cross-country skiing is often considered to be a national sport in Finland. It is a popular form of health-enhancing exercise among adults and there is also a considerable amount of children competing in cross-country skiing.
Tuiskula, Nelly-Maria
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Mixed‐methods systematic review exploring the associations underpinning active outdoor play with connection to nature and environmental stewardship

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Active outdoor play has been positioned in the literature as an opportunity to address concerns over climate (in)action and the rising trend of disconnection from the outdoors and nature. The objective of this systematic review was to examine associations between active outdoor play and people's connection to nature and/or environmental ...
Louise de Lannoy   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics, properties and limitations of per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoropolymers

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
An overview and categorization of man‐made per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including low‐molar‐mass and high‐molar‐mass fluorochemicals, and their international regulations is presented. Though certain PFASs are toxic, bioaccumulative and cross the human cellular membranes, others, such as fluoropolymers, are safe, reliable and involved in ...
Bruno Améduri
wiley   +1 more source

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