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The period of the day affects the twenty-four hour blood pressure response to an acute combined exercise session in Brazilian jiu jitsu athletes

Rafaello Pinheiro Mazzoccante, Ioranny Raquel Castro de Sousa, Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira, Jonato Prestes, Herbert Gustavo Simões, Carmen Sílvia Grubert Campbell · Motriz: Revista de Educação Física · 2015

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of a combined exercise session performed at different periods of the day on the 24h blo…

article 2015

Physiological Demands of Simulated Off-Road Cycling Competition

Gerhard Smekal, Serge P. von Duvillard, Maximilian Hörmandinger, Roland Moll, Mario Heller, Rochus Pokan, David W. Bacharach, Linda M. LeMura, Paul Arciero · Journal of Sports Science and Medicine · 2015

This study measures the physiological demands of off-road cycling in competitive cyclists.

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Medicinal clays improve the endurance of loaded inspiratory muscles in COPD: a randomized clinical trial of nonpharmacological treatment

Simonetta Baldi, Gian Domenico Pinna, Claudio Bruschi, Fabrizio Caldara, Roberto Maestri, Elena Dacosto, Antonella Rezzani, Ermanno Popovich, Ezio Bellinzona, Paola Crotti, Silvia Montemartini, Claudio Fracchia · International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease · 2015

This study evaluates the effects of thermal therapies on inspiratory muscle endurance in COPD patients.

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Footwear Decreases Gait Asymmetry during Running

Stefan Hoerzer, Peter A. Federolf, Christian Maurer, Jennifer Baltich, Benno M. Nigg · PLOS ONE · 2015

This study investigates the impact of footwear on gait asymmetry during running.

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Effect of Level and Downhill Running on Breathing Efficiency

Matthew D. Cook, Stephen D. Myers, John S. M. Kelly, Mark E. T. Willems · Sports · 2015

Ventilatory equivalents for oxygen and carbon dioxide are physiological measures of breathing efficiency, and are known to be affected by t…