SLEEP, HEALTH AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE
Photo by Arzu Cengiz (Unsplash) Sleep is essential for health and quality of life, but it is also determinant for recovery and adaptions to exercise. The duration of sleep and… Read more »
Category: Science
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MARATHON PERFORMANCE
Photo by Junki72 (Pixabay) We found an article where they studied the effects of weather conditions on male runners in the Boston Marathon from 1897 to 2018 and thought that… Read more »
RUNNING A MARATHON: VIRTUE OR NONSENSE?
There was a time when running a marathon was seen as big achievement. Before WWII there were no many popular marathon races besides the Olympics and Boston Marathon. In the… Read more »
MICROBIOME, OR HOW YOUR GUT MAY DETERMINE YOUR HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE
The microbiome has gained importance in the last years, going from unknown to the headlines. It has been related with diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson or diabetes, among others, and… Read more »
RESPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE
Some time ago exercise physiologists thought that the VO2max was the single determinant of human exercise performance in the respiratory system, assuming that maximal ventilation could be maintained indefinitely. Nowadays… Read more »
DO WINNING IN SPORTS AFFECT LIFESPAN?
(Collage from Gerhard Gellinger) A few days ago I found two interesting articles about lifespans in athletes, and how the victory can affect lifespan. One of them compared longevity in… Read more »
INTERMITTENT DIETING (2/2): use in athletes and general recommendations
Many studies show that the refeeding periods are important to keep resting energy expenditure levels “active” and avoid some of the adaptations linked to most usual diets. Therefore the weight… Read more »
INTERMITTENT DIETING (1/2): more effective than other diets?
Food pyramid of the US Department of Agriculture Dieting has been extensively used by athletes, in order to lose body weight or fat prior to competition, especially in some sports… Read more »
MICROVESICLES RELEASE AND EXERCISE
Cells release small vesicles in the extracellular space, which can enter the circulation and interact with remote cells. They are called microvesicles, and when discovered it was thought that they… Read more »
CAFFEINE: AN ERGOGENIC AGENT IN SPORTS PERFORMANCE?
The performing enhancement of caffeine has been known for more than a hundred years, both in endurance and high intensity activities, although its effects on maximal strength are not clear…. Read more »