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Extreme Environmental Heat Stress in Costa Rica
(1989-07-16)
Five years of meteorological records were manually tabulated and analyzed for the estimation of the maximum WBGT (an environmental heat stress index) values that could be expected at different times of the day in three ...
Body Fluid Loss in Costa Rican Runners During a 21K Run
(1989-07-16)
The present study was pursued in order to determine the level of involuntary body fluid loss in a non-random sample of Costa Rican top long-distance runners, during the 1988 La Gloria half-marathon race. Forty subjects ...
Voluntary Drinking Cessation is Associated with Recovery of Plasma Osmolality but not of Thirst Perception, Usg, Or Body Mass
(2017)
Post-exercise rehydration has been widely studied, with special emphasis on retention
of ingested fluid; little research has been done on why we drink more or less. Purpose:
To identify if voluntary drinking cessation ...
Algunos mitos sobre el ejercicio (propagados por los educadores físicos)
(Memoria del III Simposio en Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 1996-10)
Este es el texto completo de la conferencia inaugural del III Simposio en Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud. Se trata de un material relativamente viejo, pero los lectores podrán juzgar su vigencia más de 15 años después. ...
Effect of Music Intensity on Performance during ad libitum Cycle Ergometer Exercise (póster)
(Pensar en Movimiento, 2013-10-15)
This is the poster presented on the topic at the 2013 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Many people see aerobic exercise as boring and unpleasant, and require a high intrinsic motivation to train. Listening ...
Respaldo científico al uso de la música en fitness
(2013-12-11)
• La música es un elemento esencial de muchas formas de ejercicio grupal, tales como el estiramiento, “spinning”, tae-bo, aeróbicos, step, etc.
• La música tiene, en general, un efecto positivo sobre los participantes, ...
La hidratación, el equilibrio de fluidos y electrolitos, y la ingesta de carbohidratos, en relación con el rendimiento en deportes de raqueta
(2001-03)
Este documento es una reproducción del resumen presentado en la XV Conferencia Anual sobre Ciencias del Ejercicio y Medicina Deportiva “La Ciencia en los Deportes de Raqueta”, realizada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, en Marzo ...
Thirst Perception Tracks Progressive Dehydration During Exercise In The Heat
(2014-05)
Thirst is claimed to be a perfect measure of fluid needs, but insufficient information is available on the
association between thirst perception and actual dehydration.
Purpose:
to assess the strength of the actual ...
Can We Improve The Bosco Test? A Biomechanical Analysis
(2016-05)
PURPOSE:
To compare average power output (APO) results as calculated directly fro
m instantaneous vertical ground reaction forces (IVGRFs), with the Bosco Test APO.
METHODS:
18 sedentary adult males (21.6±2.4 years, ...
Hydration Status and Fluid Intake Habits of Fitness Enthusiasts
(2006-05)
PURPOSE: To determine the hydration status (HS) and its relation with fluid intake habits (FIH), and exercise variables of fitness enthusiasts before one exercise session on different times of the day, at three different ...