Athletic heart syndrome is a medical condition common to the endurance athlete, whether human or canine. It is a characterized by the presence of bradycardia, arrhythmia in the form of P wave amplitude increase, QRS wave voltage and amplitude increase, ST segment elevation, and QT segment lengthening. Also indicative of athletic heart syndrome is hypertrophy of the cardiac muscle, mostly the le...

This article shares a joint reflection of three practitioners who provided specialist support to one elite motor sport athlete. The 9-month program began with the broad aim making driver better prepared for performance at highest level using practitioners’ experience. One practitioner specialized in athlete well-being and support, another vision/perceptual training, final heart rate variability...

Many athletes, coaches, and support staff are taking an increasingly scientific approach to both designing and monitoring training programs. Appropriate load monitoring can aid in determining whether an athlete is adapting to a training program and in minimizing the risk of developing non-functional overreaching, illness, and/or injury. In order to gain an understanding of the training load and...

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There are few practical methods available for evaluating training loads (TL) during swimming. The purpose of this study was to examine the ecological validity of the session-rating of perceived exertion (RPE) method for quantifying internal TL in competitive swimmers using heart rate (HR)-based methods and distance as criterion measures. This study also examined the correspondence between athle...

INTRODUCTION In 1901, Dr W Collier submitted a paper to the British Medical Journal entitled, ‘The effects of severe muscular exertion, sudden and prolonged, in young adolescents’. This early article demonstrated the predicament faced by physicians when dealing with athletes suspected of, or diagnosed with, a cardiovascular disease. Collier describes the case of an Oxford University mile runner...

Heart rate and body temperature are essential factors that must be considered before exercise is to optimize know the body's condition. The trainer conducts a health check, management evaluates results conducted on athlete. Internet of Things solution provided facilitate monitoring conditions measure intensity. Before after exercise, condition system designed determine user's by measuring heart...