Alpine Skiing as Winter-Time High-Intensity Training

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 49; no. 9; p. 1859
• Main Authors: Stöggl, Thomas Leonhard, Schwarzl, Christoph, Müller, Edith E, Nagasaki, Masaru, Stöggl, Julia, Schönfelder, Martin, Niebauer, Josef
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Bicycling - physiology; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cardiorespiratory Fitness - physiology; Cold Temperature; Energy Metabolism - physiology; Female; Heart Rate - physiology; High-Intensity Interval Training; Humans; Lactic Acid - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Perception - physiology; Physical Exertion - physiology; Physical Fitness - physiology; Seasons; Sex Factors; Skiing - physiology

To counteract the winter activity deficit, we set out to analyze cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses of two high-intensity training (HIT) protocols during alpine skiing (AS), cross-country skiing (XCS), and indoor cycling (IC) and the effects of sex, age, and fitness level in this comparison....