A study with Quark b2 examines the impact of head-to-head competition on performance, pacing strategy and bioenergetics during a 2000-m cycling task. The study, by the University of Portsmouth together with the Deutsche Sporthochschule, aims to describe the bioenergetic basis for any changes in performance or pacing profile due to simulated head-to-head competition. Fourteen participants completed...
A new study using K4b2 shows the impact on training and performance of asimmetry in legs muscle desaturation in short-track speed skating. The study, by the Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Essex together with the British Olympic Medical Institute, analyses the impact of the restriction of muscle blood flow, due to the low sitting position in short-track speed skating, that...
A new validation study of K4b2 was presented during last ACSM show assessing both the validity and reliability of the system. 19 Caucasian endurance trained individuals and 30 adolescents from a rural primary school in Kenya completed maximal incremental running tests with COSMED K4b2. The Douglas bag method (DB) was used as the criterion for comparison. The study conclusion was that "K4b2 device...
An educational video has been published by ERS showing the procedure of performing a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test with a COSMED metabolic cart. The tutorial shows the patient selection stage, the required equipment, preparation and set-up, how to perform the test and how to interpret the data. See the tutorial on the ERS website: click here See the full video on COSMED Youtube Channel: click...
A recent study of the Italian Diabetes Exercise Study (IDES) showed how supervised exercise can produce significant improvements of cardiovascular risk among Type-2 diabetes patients. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of an intensive exercise intervention strategy in promoting physical activity and improving hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level and other modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in...
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