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A Vegan Athlete’s Heart—Is It Different? Morphology and Function in Echocardiography

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2020
Plant-based diets are a growing trend, including among athletes. This study compares the differences in physical performance and heart morphology and function between vegan and omnivorous amateur runners.
Wojciech Król   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Stryd critical power a meaningful parameter for runners?

open access: yes, 2022
Stryd is a foot pod that reliably estimates running power. Our objectives were to examine the efficacy of the website-generated Stryd critical power (CPSTRYD) as a meaningful parameter for runners.
Chey G. Dearing, Carl D. Paton
core   +1 more source

Bouts of exercise elicit discordant testosterone: cortisol ratios in runners and non-runners

open access: yes, 2018
Objective: The testosterone:cortisol ratio (T:C) is suggested to be used in order to examine whether physical exercise generates either a “catabolic environment” or an “anabolic environment”.
José Eduardo Pereira Wilken Bicudo (5256821)   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Exercise dependence among marathon runners in relation to their demographic and training status

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Introduction and purpose. Taking into account that endurance athletes might be at an increased risk for exercise dependence there is a need for monitoring the prevalence and correlates of this phenomenon in them.
Joanna Starzak   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Dietary Intake and Diet Quality of Female and Male NCAA Division I Cross Country Runners from a Single University

open access: yesCurrent Developments in Nutrition
Background: Collegiate student-athletes have unique nutritional requirements to support their athletic performance and health. Few studies have comprehensively characterized the diets of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I student ...
David E Barney, Jr.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Particulate Matter Exposure on the Inflammatory Airway Response of Street Runners and Sedentary People

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2019
Physical exercise promotes many health benefits. However, its effects are not well known in a polluted environment. Thus, this study aimed to compare upper airway inflammatory responses between street runners and sedentary individuals.
Lucas G. Pagani   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing Physical Attribute Distinctions in Male Kho-Kho Positions

open access: yesPhysical Education Theory and Methodology
Background. Kho-Kho, a traditional Indian sport, has separate roles for runners and chasers, each requiring unique physical attributes. Research on the specific physical and anthropometric characteristics of players in this position is limited ...
Sarita Tyagi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiological Predictors of Maximal Incremental Running Performance

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
PurposeThe aim of this study was to verify whether physiological components [vertical jumps (Squat Jump – SJ and Countermovement Jump – CMJ), eccentric utilization ratio (EUR) of vertical jumps, running economy (RE), metabolic cost (CMET), first and ...
Fábio J. Lanferdini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Athlete Tracking at a Marathon Event with LoRa: A Performance Evaluation with Mobile Gateways

open access: yesEngineering Proceedings
The accurate and continuous location monitoring of athletes helps in meeting health and safety requirements and supporting the infotainment needs of large marathon events with thousands of participants.
Dominik Hochreiter
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Effects of Long Distance Running on Plantar Foot Pressure Distribution

open access: yesCentral European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 2023
Twenty-six healthy men and women participated in this study in which 14 were long distance runners and remaining were control subjects. Following the initial assessment of foot pressure distribution, the runners were asked to complete the regular ...
Srinivasa Rao Pachava, Neha Paruthi
doaj   +1 more source

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