OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of three cycling cadences on a subsequent 3000 m track running performance in well trained triathletes. METHODS Nine triathletes completed a maximal cycling test, three cycle-run succession sessions (20 minutes of cycling + a 3000 m run) in random order, and one isolated run (3000 m). During the cycling bout of the cycle-run sessions, subjects had to maint...

With the development of information and communications technology, user-generated content and crowdsourced data are playing a large role in studies of transport and public health. Recently, Strava, a popular website and mobile app dedicated to tracking athletic activity (cycling and running), began offering a data service called Strava Metro, designed to help transportation researchers and urba...

Eating Staph he scavenger receptor CD36 is required for binding and internalization of Staphylococcus aureus , report Stuart et al. (page 477). After recognizing lipoteichoic acid on the bacterial surface, CD36 teams up with toll-like receptors, TLR2/6, to trigger expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Researchers already knew that CD36 recognized apoptotic cells in both mammals and flies. I...

OBJECTIVE To investigate adaptive changes in bone and muscle parameters in the paralysed limbs after detraining or reduced functional electrical stimulation (FES) induced cycling following high-volume FES-cycling in chronic spinal cord injury. SUBJECTS Five subjects with motor-sensory complete spinal cord injury (age 38.6 years, lesion duration 11.4 years) were included. Four subjects stopped...

To the Editor: Ghaemi et al 1 describe a randomized study as part of the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) initiative in which euthymic patients were randomly assigned to continuation versus discontinuation of their antidepressant, but not " mood-stabilizing, " medications and were followed up to 3 years. The rather " eye-popping " result and conclusion, re...

This book presents a thorough discussion of utility cycling, cycling in the urban environment, and everyday mobility. It is based on large survey answered by 14,000 participants bike to work action Switzerland, quantifies various dimensions cycling.

Editorial For some, bicycling is a potential ' solution' to physical inactivity. Active commuting and recreational cycling can theoretically meet a population's need for health-enhancing physical activity. 1 The seductive appeal of cycling relates to its low cost and potentially high population reach. Cycling can be accessed by all ages and social groups, and infrastructure support for cycling ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the sex and age-related differences in performance in a draft-legal ultra-cycling event. METHODS Age-related changes in performance across years were investigated in the 24-hour draft-legal cycling event held in Schötz, Switzerland, between 2000 and 2011 using multi-level regression analyses including age, repeated participation and environm...