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article 2021 11 pages

Outdoor Uphill Exercise Testing for Trail Runners, a More Suitable Method?

Isabelle Schöffl, Dominik Jasinski, Benedikt Ehrlich, Sven Dittrich, Volker Schöffl

Journal
Journal of Human Kinetics
DOI
10.2478/hukin-2021-0066
Population
trail runners
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Abstract

There is extensive knowledge about uphill running on a treadmill, although paucity regarding the influence of uphill trail running on exercise capacity in runners. The purpose of this study was to compare an uphill field test with a treadmill test with 1% inclination especially considering...

Description

This study compares uphill field tests and treadmill tests for trail runners.