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‘Mountain resorts’: origins and evolution [PDF]
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
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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
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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
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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
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Modeling Oxygen Uptake during V1 Treadmill Roller Skiing [PDF]
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
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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
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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
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eXperienCeSki: Guidebook to experiences in children's ski schools [PDF]
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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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
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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
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