Introduction The study is aimed at assessing energy expenditure (EE) and relative contribution of fat (Fat%) during arm cranking ergometer (ACE) steady-state exercises carried out at different sub-maximal intensities in Paralimpic athletes (PA) with locomotor impairments competing in summer and winter sports with different EE (Bernardi et al. 2010; Bernardi et al. 2012). We evaluated the hypothesis that PA with spinal cord injury (PA-SCI) had a lower FAT% than PA with other locomotor impairment (PA-OLI). Methods Sixty-four male PA, including 29 PA-SCI and 35 PA-OLI (age 35.4±8.86 and 37.1±8.46 years old, height 1.77±0.099 and 1.74±0.134 m; mass, 68.9±10.17 and 71.4±8.25kg, respectively) gave an informed consent to participate to the study.
FAT CONTRIBUTION OF EXERCISE ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN PARALYMPIC ATHLETES WITH LOCOMOTOR IMPAIRMENTS.
BERNARDI, Marco;RIGHI, Maria;
2014-01-01
Abstract
Introduction The study is aimed at assessing energy expenditure (EE) and relative contribution of fat (Fat%) during arm cranking ergometer (ACE) steady-state exercises carried out at different sub-maximal intensities in Paralimpic athletes (PA) with locomotor impairments competing in summer and winter sports with different EE (Bernardi et al. 2010; Bernardi et al. 2012). We evaluated the hypothesis that PA with spinal cord injury (PA-SCI) had a lower FAT% than PA with other locomotor impairment (PA-OLI). Methods Sixty-four male PA, including 29 PA-SCI and 35 PA-OLI (age 35.4±8.86 and 37.1±8.46 years old, height 1.77±0.099 and 1.74±0.134 m; mass, 68.9±10.17 and 71.4±8.25kg, respectively) gave an informed consent to participate to the study.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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