Applied Sports Science Weekly Digest #329

Association between daily screen time and risk of stroke among middle-aged and elderly people: research based on China health and nutrition survey

“We found that the high screen time was associated with an increased stroke risk, which was pronounced in men, warranting a universal need to limit screen time in order to improve health.“

Exploring associations between sprinting mechanical capabilities, anaerobic capacity, and repeated-sprint ability of adolescent ice hockey players

“The results indicate the importance for highly trained adolescent players to be able to apply force at high velocities to maximize anaerobic capacities.“

Recommendations for Women in Mountain Sports and Hypoxia Training/Conditioning

“Sex hormones influence hypoxia responses and hormonal-cycle and/or menstrual-cycle phases therefore may be factors in acclimatization to altitude and efficiency of altitude training.“

Clinical practice and barriers among Swiss physiotherapists treating patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A survey of pre-operative rehabilitation to return to sport

“Most physiotherapists (67%) felt limited due to the time available, the number of prescriptions and the tariffication system.”

A comparison of three different work to rest periods during intermittent sprint training on maintaining sprint effort performance

“Shorter recovery durations resulted in decreased mean power and calorie expenditure, but higher RPE when compared to longer recovery periods.”