Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives.
Understanding rapid tendon regeneration in newts may one day help human athletes
A research group led by Nagoya University’s Graduate School of Engineering has uncovered how rapid tendon regeneration occurs in newts. The research, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic R
Recent evidence suggests that myelin lipids may act as glial energy reserves when glucose is lacking, a hypothesis yet to be solidly proven. Hereby, we examined the effects of running a marathon on the myelin content by MRI. Our findings show that marathon runners undergo widespread robust myelin de...
‘Anti-hunger’ molecule forms after exercise, scientists discover
Stanford Medicine researchers and their collaborators have identified a molecule that staves off hunger post-exercise.
Elite freedivers who dive unaided in open sea, have brain oxygen levels even lower than seals during their deepest dives, new research at the University of St Andrews has found.
Cycling with Low Saddle Height is Related to Increased Knee Adduction Moments in Healthy Recreational Cyclists
Non-technical summary
This paper compares the biomechanics of the knee while cycling with the bike seat at different heights (low, medium, high, and preferred).
The paper shows that the movements of the knee that are most likely to contribute to overuse injuries are considerably more pronounced when the seat is placed low than when it is placed high.
These results suggest the importance of adjusting saddle height for safe performance and injury prevention during cycling for recreational cyclists who rides daily for recreation, fitness, or transportation purposes, especially for people who ride from a bicycle-sharing system.
Highlights (taken from the paper)
In popular outdoor sports competitions, players, fans, and advertisers have to contend with an ambient environment of varying quality that is hard to predict weeks or even days in advance. The environment may deteriorate, for instance, because it is unseasonably hot, or due to the build-up of air po...
New research has shown one type of muscle contraction is most effective at increasing muscle strength and muscle size -- and rather than lifting weights, the emphasis should be on lowering them.
