Energy balance of locomotion with pedal-driven watercraft

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-81

  Zamparo, Paola ^a,b   Carignani, Giuseppe ^a   Plaino, Luca ^a   Sgalmuzzo, Barbara ^a   Capelli, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy cost of locomotion; Human powered boats; Hydrodynamic resistance; Propelling efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AQUATIC SPORT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SPORTS SCIENCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SHIPS; SWIMMING;

EID: 36348965394     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701305420     Document Type: Article

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