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A Vegan Athlete’s Heart—Is It Different? Morphology and Function in Echocardiography
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
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Is Stryd critical power a meaningful parameter for runners?
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
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Bouts of exercise elicit discordant testosterone: cortisol ratios in runners and non-runners
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
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Exercise dependence among marathon runners in relation to their demographic and training status
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
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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
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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
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Comparing Physical Attribute Distinctions in Male Kho-Kho Positions
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
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Physiological Predictors of Maximal Incremental Running Performance
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
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Athlete Tracking at a Marathon Event with LoRa: A Performance Evaluation with Mobile Gateways
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
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Acute Effects of Long Distance Running on Plantar Foot Pressure Distribution
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
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