Karly Geller, Kate Renneke, Sarah Custer, Grace Tigue
{"title":"Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motives Support Adults' Regular Physical Activity Maintenance.","authors":"Karly Geller, Kate Renneke, Sarah Custer, Grace Tigue","doi":"10.1055/a-0620-9137","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-0620-9137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Motives for physical activity were compared between adults who either successfully or unsuccessfully maintained regular physical activity over the last 10 years. Adults age 28-45 (N=721) completed an online survey, reporting their current physical activity levels and self-determination theory (SDT) motives, as well as their physical activity levels at least 10 years prior. With participants' current and retrospective reports of their physical activity, four sample subgroups were created, including maintainers, improvers, decliners, and sedentary. ANOVA analyses were used to examine differences in motives between physical activity maintenance groups. Those who successfully maintained regular physical activity (maintainers) reported higher intrinsic and extrinsic motives compared to those who were not regularly active ( <i>P</i> <0.05). Interestingly, maintainers reported similar physical activity motives compared to those who reported increased physical activity over time. Among the current sample and consistent with theory, motives for physical activity significantly influenced participants' long-term maintenance of regular physical activity. Future interventions should consider these constructs to promote sustained physical activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 3","pages":"E62-E66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/cf/1b/10-1055-a-0620-9137.PMC6225965.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
André M Londe, Moacir Marocolo, Isabela Coelho Marocolo, James Fisher, Octavio Barbosa Neto, Markus Vinicius Campos Souza, Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota
{"title":"Wearing Colored Glasses can Influence Exercise Performance and Testosterone concentration?","authors":"André M Londe, Moacir Marocolo, Isabela Coelho Marocolo, James Fisher, Octavio Barbosa Neto, Markus Vinicius Campos Souza, Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota","doi":"10.1055/a-0601-7250","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-0601-7250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Perception of red color is associated with higher testosterone concentration and better human performance. Thus, we evaluated the acute effects of wearing colored-lens glasses on the YoYo intermittent endurance exercise test 2 (YoYoIE2) performance indicators and testosterone concentration. Ten soccer players performed three YoYoIE2 (counterbalanced crossover) wearing colorless (control), blue- or red-lensed glasses (2-4 days of rest in between). YoYoIE2 performance did not differ among the trials ( <i>p</i> >0.05), but blood testosterone increased post-exercise in red compared to red baseline (red=14%, effect size=0.75). Analysis showed faster heart rate recovery ( <i>p</i> <0.05) at 1 min post-test for blue compared to red lenses. Rating of perceived exertion and blood lactate concentration did not differ ( <i>p</i> >0.05) among the trials. Wearing red-colored lenses during high-intensity intermittent exercise increased testosterone concentration, but do not influence performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 2","pages":"E46-E51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/a-0601-7250","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sylvain Blanchard, Jérôme Palestri, Jean-Luc Guer, Michel Behr
{"title":"Current Soccer Footwear, Its Role in Injuries and Potential for Improvement.","authors":"Sylvain Blanchard, Jérôme Palestri, Jean-Luc Guer, Michel Behr","doi":"10.1055/a-0608-4229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0608-4229","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and generates great financial revenue. It is also a sport whose practice has evolved considerably in terms of intensity and commitment, and in which the intrinsic risk of injury (not directly related to an interaction with the environment) is particularly high. In this context, the cleated shoe as a major component of soccer equipment may play a key role in the overexposure to injury. Soccer shoe evolution is all the more challenging, because design and mechanical structure differ in many points compared to other modern shoes developed for sports such as running, tennis and basketball. This critical review aims to elucidate the characteristics of modern soccer footwear and their possible link to soccer-specific injuries, focusing on the following areas: (1) ergonomics, comfort and proprioception; (2) shoe mechanical characteristics; (3) field surfaces and shoe design.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 2","pages":"E52-E61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/a-0608-4229","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dana Guy-Cherry, Ahmad Alanazi, Lauren Miller, Darrin Staloch, Alexis Ortiz-Rodriguez
{"title":"Landing Styles Influences Reactive Strength Index without Increasing Risk for Injury.","authors":"Dana Guy-Cherry, Ahmad Alanazi, Lauren Miller, Darrin Staloch, Alexis Ortiz-Rodriguez","doi":"10.1055/a-0608-4280","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-0608-4280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim was to determine which three landing styles - stiff (ST), self-selected (SS), or soft (SF) - exhibit safer landing mechanics and greater jumping performance. Thirty participants (age: 26.5±5.1 years; height: 171.0±8.8 cm; weight: 69.7±10.1 kg) performed five trials of three randomized drop jump (40 cm) landing styles including SF (~60° knee flexion), ST (knees as straight as possible), and SS. Knee flexion and valgus angles and kinetics were measured. An electromyography system measured muscle activity of the gluteus maximus, quadriceps, hamstrings, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius. Reactive strength index (RSI) was used to measure jumping performance. ANOVAs were used to compare the three landings. All landings differed in knee flexion (p<0.001; effect size (η <sup>2</sup> ): 0.9) but not valgus (p=.13; η <sup>2</sup> :.15). RSI (mm·ms <sup>-1</sup> ) showed differences for all jumps (p<0.001; η <sup>2</sup> : 0.7) with SS (0.96) showing the highest value, then ST (0.93), and SF (0.64). Ground reaction forces were different between jumps (p<0.001; η <sup>2</sup> : 0.4) with SF (1.34/bodyweight (bw)) showing lower forces, then SS (1.50/bw), and ST (1.81/bw). No between-jump differences were observed for EMG (p>0.66; η <sup>2</sup> : 0.3). No landing demonstrated valgus landing mechanics. The SS landing exhibited the highest RSI. However, the 1.8/bw exhibited by the ST landing might contribute to overload of musculotendinous structures at the knee.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 2","pages":"E35-E40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/a-0608-4280","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joe Warne, Kieran Andrew Moran, Giles D Warrington
{"title":"Small Step Frequency Changes Due to Footwear Condition Have No Effect on Running Economy.","authors":"Joe Warne, Kieran Andrew Moran, Giles D Warrington","doi":"10.1055/a-0620-8039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0620-8039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study is to examine if small increases to step frequency associated with minimal footwear can influence Running Economy (RE). Twelve club-level runners with eight weeks of minimal footwear experience were recruited (age, 41±9 years; stature, 177.2±10.4 cm; body mass, 72.6±10.2 kg; V˙O <sub>2max</sub> , 52.1±7.5 mL·min <sup>-1</sup> ·kg <sup>-1</sup> ). Two 6-min RE tests, one in minimal footwear and one in conventional running shoes were performed at 11 km·h <sup>-1</sup> . Two more 6-min tests were completed during which step frequency was controlled using a metronome at the cadence of the opposite footwear condition (RE <sub>revSF</sub> ). Comparisons were completed between the same footwear using repeated measures ANCOVA. The increase in step frequency for minimal footwear vs. conventional running shoes was 7.3±2.3 steps per minute (3.9% difference; 95% CI of difference [5.87 to 8.80 steps/min]; p≤0.001; Cohen's d=0.70). No significant differences were identified between RE and RE <sub>revSF</sub> for minimal footwear (40.72±4.08 vs. 41.09±4.19 mL·min <sup>-1</sup> ·kg <sup>-1</sup> ; 95% CI of difference [-1.71 to 0.97]; p=0.55; Cohen's d=0.09), or conventional running shoes (42.04±4.68 vs. 41.74±5.09 mL·min <sup>-1</sup> ·kg <sup>-1</sup> ; 95% CI of difference [-0.78 to 1.37]; p=0.55; Cohen's d=0.06). Small changes in step frequency (~4%) did not have any significant impact on RE.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 2","pages":"E41-E45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/a-0620-8039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A 9-Week Nordic and Free Walking Improve Postural Balance in Parkinson's Disease.","authors":"Leandro Tolfo Franzoni, Elren Passos Monteiro, Henrique Bianchi Oliveira, Rodrigo Gomes da Rosa, Rochelle Rocha Costa, Carlos Rieder, Flávia Gomes Martinez, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-124757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-124757","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aerobic training has a neuroprotective effect in people with Parkinson's disease. Recent evidence indicates that Nordic walking seems a promising alternative due to positive outcomes in functional mobility. However, the effects of Nordic walking compared to free walking on static and functional balance parameters are still unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nine weeks of Nordic and free walking training on static and functional balance. The sample size was 33 individuals with eight dropouts, leaving 25 individuals in the final sample (Nordic Walking, n=14, Free Walking, n=11). The participants underwent two evaluations in the present randomized clinical trial, pre- and post-training, to determine average velocity and root-mean-square values from center of pressure with eyes open and eyes closed. The functional balance showed approximately 5% improvement for the two groups ( <i>p</i> =0.04). The results indicate that nine weeks of Nordic and free walking training were enough to induce improvements in the proprioceptive system and functional balance.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 2","pages":"E28-E34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0043-124757","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sverre Andre Valstad, Erna von Heimburg, Boye Welde, Roland van den Tillaar
{"title":"Comparison of Long and Short High-Intensity Interval Exercise Bouts on Running Performance, Physiological and Perceptual Responses.","authors":"Sverre Andre Valstad, Erna von Heimburg, Boye Welde, Roland van den Tillaar","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-124429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-124429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study compared the effects of long (4×4 min) and short intervals (4×8×20 s) of high-intensity interval exercise bouts (HIIT) on running performance, physiological and perceptual responses, and excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC). Twelve healthy college students (8 men, 4 women; mean age=22±2 years) performed long (90-95% of peak heart rate) and short intervals (maximal intensity) of high-intensity training (running on a non-motorized treadmill) with the same total duration on separate days. The total volume of consumed oxygen during recovery was the same in both cases ( <i>P</i> =0.21), whereas the short intervals of high-intensity training were performed at a faster mean running velocity (3.5±0.18 vs. 2.95±0.07 m/s) and at a lower RPE <sub>breath</sub> compared with the long intervals of high-intensity training. The blood lactate concentration also tended to be lower during the short intervals of high-intensity training, indicating that short-interval training was perceived to be easier than long-interval training, even though the cardiovascular and metabolic responses are similar. Furthermore, EPOC lasted significantly longer (83.4±3.2 vs. 61.3±27.9 min, <i>P</i> =0.016) and tended to be higher (8.02±4.22=vs. 5.70±3.75 L O <sub>2</sub> , <i>P</i> =0.053) after short intervals than after long intervals of training.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 1","pages":"E20-E27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0043-124429","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technical Note on Using the Movement Velocity to Estimate the Relative Load in Resistance Exercises - Letter to the Editor.","authors":"Fernando Naclerio, Eneko Larumbe-Zabala","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-118710","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0043-118710","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The studies by Sanchez-Medina et al. ( <i>Sports Medicine International Open</i> , <i>1</i> (02), E80-E88. 2017) and Gonzalez-Badillo and Sanchez-Medina ( <i>Int J Sports Med,</i> 31 <b>,</b> 347-52. 2010) attempted to provide a good estimation of relative load from movement velocity measured in bench press and full squat. However, both aforementioned studies contain methodological issues concerning the predicted equations used to address load-velocity relationship that coaches should be aware of.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 1","pages":"E16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0043-118710","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36818382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Sánchez-Medina, Jesús G Pallarés, Ricardo Morán-Navarro, Carlos E Pérez, Juan José González-Badillo
{"title":"Technical Note on Using the Movement Velocity to Estimate the Relative Load in Resistance Exercises - Response.","authors":"Luis Sánchez-Medina, Jesús G Pallarés, Ricardo Morán-Navarro, Carlos E Pérez, Juan José González-Badillo","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1600940","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0037-1600940","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 1","pages":"E17-E19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1600940","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36818381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew E Batliner, Shalaya Kipp, Alena M Grabowski, Rodger Kram, William C Byrnes
{"title":"Does Metabolic Rate Increase Linearly with Running Speed in all Distance Runners?","authors":"Matthew E Batliner, Shalaya Kipp, Alena M Grabowski, Rodger Kram, William C Byrnes","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-122068","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0043-122068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Running economy (oxygen uptake or metabolic rate for running at a submaximal speed) is one of the key determinants of distance running performance. Previous studies reported linear relationships between oxygen uptake or metabolic rate and speed, and an invariant cost of transport across speed. We quantified oxygen uptake, metabolic rate, and cost of transport in 10 average and 10 sub-elite runners. We increased treadmill speed by 0.45 m <b>·</b> s <sup>-1</sup> from 1.78 m <b>·</b> s <sup>-1</sup> (day 1) and 2.01 m <b>·</b> s <sup>-1</sup> (day 2) during each subsequent 4-min stage until reaching a speed that elicited a rating of perceived exertion of 15. Average runners' oxygen uptake and metabolic rate vs. speed relationships were best described by linear fits. In contrast, the sub-elite runners' relationships were best described by increasing curvilinear fits. For the sub-elites, oxygen cost of transport and energy cost of transport increased by 12.8% and 9.6%, respectively, from 3.58 to 5.14 m <b>·</b> s <sup>-1</sup> . Our results indicate that it is not possible to accurately predict metabolic rates at race pace for sub-elite competitive runners from data collected at moderate submaximal running speeds (2.68-3.58 m <b>·</b> s <sup>-1</sup> ). To do so, metabolic rate should be measured at speeds that approach competitive race pace and curvilinear fits should be used for extrapolation to race pace.</p>","PeriodicalId":74857,"journal":{"name":"Sports medicine international open","volume":"2 1","pages":"E1-E8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/82/97/10-1055-s-0043-122068.PMC6225957.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36771711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}