简介:Background:RunningisbecominganincreasinglypopularactivityamongAmericanswithover50millionparticipants.Runningshoeresearchandtechnologyhascontinuedtoadvancewithnodecreaseinoverallrunninginjuryrates.Agrowinggroupofrunnersaremakingthechoicetotrytheminimalorbarefootrunningstylesofthepre-modemrunningshoeera.Thereissomeevidenceofdecreasedforcesandtorquesonthelowerextremitieswithbarefootrunning,butnocleardataregardinghowthiscorrespondswithinjuries.Thepurposeofthissurveystudywastoexaminefactorsrelatedtoperformanceandinjuryinrunnerswhohavetriedbarefootrunning.Methods:TheUniversityofVirginiaCenlcrforEnduranceSpor!createda10-questionsurveyregardingbarefootrunningthaiwa.spo.stedonavarietyofrunningblogsandFacebookpages.Percentageswerecalculatedforeachquestionacrossallsurveys.Fivehundredandnineparticipantsrespondedwithover93%ofthemincorporatingsometypeofbarefootrunningintotheirweeklymileage.Results:Amajorityoftheparticipants(53%)viewedbarefootrunningasatrainingtooltoimprovespecificaspectsoftheirrunning.However,closetohalf(46%)viewedbarefoottrainingasaviablealternativetoshoesforloggingtheirmiles.Alargeportionofrunnersinitiallytriedbarefootrunningduetothepromiseofimprovedefficiency(60%).anattempttogetpastinjury(53%)and/ortherecentmediahypearoundthepractice(52%).Alargemajority(68%)ofrunnersparticipatinginthestudyexperiencednonewinjuriesafterstartingbarefootrunning.Infact,mostrespondents(69%)actuallyhadtheirpreviousinjuriesgoawayafterstartingbarefootrunning.Runnersrespondedthattheirpreviousknee(46%),foot(19%),ankle(17%),hip(14%),andlowback(14%)injuriesallproceededtoimproveafterstartingbarefootrunning.Conclusion:Priorstudieshavefoundthatbarefootrunningoftenchangesbiomechanicscomparedtoshodrunningwithahypothesizedrelationshipofdecreasedinjuries.Thispaperreports
简介:Publicationsofarticleswithphysicalliteracyasatopichaveincreaseddramaticallysincethebeginningof2000s.Theaimofthispaperisto,throughanexplorativeliteratureoverviewwithaninductiveapproach,analyzefrequent,andsignificantthemesinpublishedpeerreviewedarticles,withafocusonphysicalliteracy.ThedatabaseEBSCOhasbeenusedwiththeidentifiers'physicalliteracy'and'physicalliteracyandevidence'.FurthermoreICSSPEBulletin'sspecialissueonphysicalliteracyhasbeenincludedintheoverview.Thefindingshaveresultedinthreekeythemes:assumptionsoftheconceptphysicalliteracyanditseducativerole,sportsdevelopmentandphysicalliteracy,andassessmentandphysicalliteracy.Futurestudiesareneededtoexamineiftheadvocatedpedagogicalstrategiesbasedontheconceptphysicalliteracyhaveledtoareorganizedandrevitalizedschoolsubject.Thereisalsoanexistingcritiquetowardsmakingphysicalliteracyanidealisticneutralconceptorsynonymwithfundamentalmovementskillsorsportstalentidentification.Theroleofhighereducationemergesascrucialforthenextstepofthedevelopmentofthescientificframeworkasthisinvolveshowphysicalliteracywillbesociallyconfigured,nurtured,andembodiedinpractice.Copyrightó2015,ShanghaiUniversityofSport.ProductionandhostingbyElsevierB.V.Allrightsreserved.
简介:Researchindicatesthathighlevelsofsedentarybehavior(sittingorlyingwithlowenergyexpenditure)areadverselyassociatedwithhealth.Akeyfactorinimprovingourunderstandingoftheimpactofsedentarybehavior(andpatternsofsedentarytimeaccumulation)onhealthistheuseofobjectivemeasurementtoolsthatcollectdateandtime-stampedactivityinformation.OnesuchtoolistheactivPALmonitor.Thisthigh-worndeviceusesaccelerometer-derivedinformationaboutthighpositiontodeterminethestartandendofeachperiodspentsitting/lying,standing,andstepping,aswellassteppingspeed,stepcounts,andposturaltransitions.TheactivPALisincreasinglybeingusedwithinfield-basedresearchforitsabilitytomeasuresitting/lyingviaposture.WesummarisekeyissuestoconsiderwhenusingtheactivPALinphysicalactivityandsedentarybehaviorfield-basedresearchwithadultpopulations.ItisintendedthatthefindingsanddiscussionpointsbeinformativeforresearcherswhoarecurrentlyusingactivPALmonitorsorareintendingtousethem.Pre-datacollectiondecisions,monitorpreparationanddistribution,datacollectionconsiderations,andmanualandautomateddataprocessingpossibilitiesarepresentedusingexamplesfromcurrentliteratureandexperiencesfrom2researchgroupsfromtheUKandAustralia.