-
Article
Ten days of tapering can improve swimming records and metabolic but not hematological profile in young recreational swimmers
To investigate the effects of a 10-day tapering on swimming performance, metabolic and hematologic factors, and a 200-m crawl swimming record.
-
Article
Open AccessUltra-Cycling– Past, Present, Future: A Narrative Review
Ultra-endurance events are gaining popularity in multiple exercise disciplines, including cycling. With increasing numbers of ultra-cycling events, aspects influencing participation and performance are of inte...
-
Article
Open AccessAnalysis of over 1 million race records shows runners from East African countries as the fastest in 50-km ultra-marathons
The 50-km ultra-marathon is a popular race distance, slightly longer than the classic marathon distance. However, little is known about the country of affiliation and age of the fastest 50-km ultra-marathon ru...
-
Article
Is there an association between countries’ culture and runners’ performance?
It is widely accepted that countries’ characteristics influence sports performance. However, there is a missing link regarding the association between cultural dimensions and runners’ performance. Our purpose ...
-
Article
Open AccessA single session of a beach volleyball exergame did not improve state anxiety level in healthy adult women
This study evaluated the acute effect of the exergame Kinect Sports® beach volleyball on state anxiety level in adult women. Thirty healthy adult women (age: 21 [4] years, body mass: 54.70 [19.50] kg, height: 1.6...
-
Article
Open AccessEnhancing cardiometabolic health: unveiling the synergistic effects of high-intensity interval training with spirulina supplementation on selected adipokines, insulin resistance, and anthropometric indices in obese males
This study investigated the combined effects of 12 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and spirulina supplementation on adipokine levels, insulin resistance, anthropometric indices, and cardioresp...
-
Article
Open Access“Impact of aging on maximal oxygen uptake adjusted for lower limb lean mass, total body mass, and absolute values in runners”
Performance in endurance sports decreases with aging, which has been primarily attributed to cardiovascular and musculoskeletal aging; however, there is still no clear information on the factors that are most...
-
Article
Open AccessInvestigating academic performance and perceptions of human physiology and exercise physiology courses among undergraduate students of physical education at a Brazilian public university
To compare the academic performance of undergraduate students in physical education who studied exercise physiology before and after studying human physiology and investigate students’ perceptions of human phy...
-
Article
Open AccessPrevalence of dietary supplement use among male Brazilian recreational triathletes: a cross-sectional study
The literature shows that the prevalence of dietary supplements is high and guidance by a nutritionist or specialized professional is low in professional triathletes. It is reasonable to assume that in recreat...
-
Article
Open AccessSports Heart Monitors as Reliable Diagnostic Tools for Training Control and Detecting Arrhythmias in Professional and Leisure-Time Endurance Athletes: An Expert Consensus Statement
There are countless types of portable heart rate monitoring medical devices used variously by leisure-time exercisers, professional athletes, and chronically ill patients. Almost all the currently used heart r...
-
Article
Open AccessPhysical exercise for a healthy pregnancy: the role of placentokines and exerkines
Complications such as diabetes and preeclampsia can occur during pregnancy. Moderate-intensity exercise can prevent such complications by releasing placentokines and exerkines, such as apelin, adiponectin, lep...
-
Article
Open AccessComparative Study of the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Nutritional Practices Among International Elite and Sub-Elite Athletes: A Sample of 1420 Participants from 14 Countries
Although several studies have shown that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown has had negative impacts on mental health and eating behaviors among the general population and athletes, few studies h...
-
Article
Open AccessDifferences in race history by distance of recreational endurance runners from The NURMI Study (Step 2)
Few studies were developed to understand the relationship between running characteristics and motivation. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between running event history, running experie...
-
Article
Open AccessAuthor Correction: Acute effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on peak torque and 5000 m running performance: a randomized controlled trial
-
Article
Mental Health in Ultra-Endurance Runners: A Systematic Review
Among ultra-endurance runners (UER), the mental, behavioral, and physical demands of training/competition can result in maladaptive outcomes. Mental health issues are common in athletes and can impact psycholo...
-
Article
Open AccessComparing the Performance Gap Between Males and Females in the Older Age Groups in IRONMAN® 70.3: An Internet-Based Cross-Sectional Study of More Than 800,000 Race Records
The sex difference in the three split disciplines (swimming, cycling, and running) and overall race times in triathlon races has mainly been investigated for the Olympic distance and IRONMAN® triathlon formats...
-
Article
Open AccessPerformance and pacing of professional IRONMAN triathletes: the fastest IRONMAN World Championship ever—IRONMAN Hawaii 2022
Pacing during cycling and running in an IRONMAN triathlon has been investigated in only one study with elite IRONMAN triathletes. We have, however, no knowledge of how professional triathletes pace during an I...
-
Article
Open AccessElderly female ultra-marathoners reduced the gap to male ultra-marathoners in Swiss running races
Recent studies showed that female runners reduced the performance gap to male runners in endurance running with increasing age and race distance. However, the investigated samples were generally small. To inve...
-
Article
Open AccessThe Matthew Effect in Running: An Analysis of Elite Endurance Athletes Over 23 Years
The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of countries represented in the TOP20 long-distance elite runners ranking during 1997–2020, taking into account the countries’ Human Development Index...
-
Article
Open AccessPredicting overall performance in Ironman 70.3 age group triathletes through split disciplines
Knowing which discipline contributes most to a triathlon performance is important to plan race pacing properly. To date, we know that the running split is the most decisive discipline in the Olympic distance t...
