Energy cost of different skating techniques in cross-country skiing

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-11

  Millet, Gregoire P ^a   Boissiere, Denis ^a   Candau, Robin ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cross country skiing; Energy cost; Heart rate; Oxygen consumption; Skating techniques; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENERGY COST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SKIING; STANDARD; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SKIING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037267798     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000070903     Document Type: Article

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