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Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study
Obstacle course races are a popular source of recreation in the United States, providing additional challenges over traditional endurance events. Despite their popularity, very little is known about the physiological or cognitive demands of obstacle course races compared to traditional road races. T...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720877/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31430849 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162879 |
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author | Baghurst, Timothy Prewitt, Steven L. Tapps, Tyler |
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description | Obstacle course races are a popular source of recreation in the United States, providing additional challenges over traditional endurance events. Despite their popularity, very little is known about the physiological or cognitive demands of obstacle course races compared to traditional road races. The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological effects of participation in an extreme obstacle course race. The participant was a 38-year-old Caucasian male, who completed an extreme obstacle course race over a 24-h period. Exercise intensity, steps taken, energy expenditure, and heart rate were recorded over the event’s duration using an Actigraph Link GT9X-BT accelerometer and a Polar heart rate monitor. Results reflected the unique nature of obstacle course racing when compared to traditional endurance events, with ups-and-downs recorded in each variable due to the encountering of obstacles. This case study provides a glimpse into the physiological demands of obstacle course racing, and suggests that the cognitive demands placed on competitors may differ to traditional endurance events, due to the challenges of obstacles interspersed throughout the event. With the popularity of obstacle course racing, and to enhance training opportunities, improve performance, and decrease the incidence of injuries, future research should further investigate the physiological and cognitive demands of obstacle course races of various distances and among diverse populations. |
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spelling | pubmed-67208772019-09-10 Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study Baghurst, Timothy Prewitt, Steven L. Tapps, Tyler Int J Environ Res Public Health Case Report Obstacle course races are a popular source of recreation in the United States, providing additional challenges over traditional endurance events. Despite their popularity, very little is known about the physiological or cognitive demands of obstacle course races compared to traditional road races. The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological effects of participation in an extreme obstacle course race. The participant was a 38-year-old Caucasian male, who completed an extreme obstacle course race over a 24-h period. Exercise intensity, steps taken, energy expenditure, and heart rate were recorded over the event’s duration using an Actigraph Link GT9X-BT accelerometer and a Polar heart rate monitor. Results reflected the unique nature of obstacle course racing when compared to traditional endurance events, with ups-and-downs recorded in each variable due to the encountering of obstacles. This case study provides a glimpse into the physiological demands of obstacle course racing, and suggests that the cognitive demands placed on competitors may differ to traditional endurance events, due to the challenges of obstacles interspersed throughout the event. With the popularity of obstacle course racing, and to enhance training opportunities, improve performance, and decrease the incidence of injuries, future research should further investigate the physiological and cognitive demands of obstacle course races of various distances and among diverse populations. MDPI 2019-08-19 2019-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6720877/ /pubmed/31430849 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162879 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Baghurst, Timothy Prewitt, Steven L. Tapps, Tyler Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study |
title | Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study |
title_full | Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study |
title_fullStr | Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study |
title_short | Physiological Demands of Extreme Obstacle Course Racing: A Case Study |
title_sort | physiological demands of extreme obstacle course racing: a case study |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720877/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31430849 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162879 |
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