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JORDAN, Alastair Ross, CLAXTON, David, PURVIS, Alison, BARNES, Andrew and FYSH, Mary (2018). Sprint interval training on the vertical treadmill improves aerobic and anaerobic running performance. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation, 14 (1), 106-112.
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Abstract
The vertical treadmill (VertiRun) is an unresearched mode of exercise where users engage in a “running-like” action whilst body weight is supported by a recumbent bench and overhanging resistance cables are tethered to the user’s ankles. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of training on a VertiRun and any cross-training effect on running performance. Thirty active males (age, 22±4 years; stature, 1.79±0.08 m; body mass, 78.5±12.6 kg) volunteered for this study. Participants’ aerobic and anaerobic running performance were determined by incremental maximum rate of oxygen consumption (VO2max) treadmill test and a maximum anaerobic running test (MART), respectively. Participants were matched and then randomly assigned to either a VertiRun group, 20-m shuttle sprint group or control group. The intervention consisted of 4–6, 30-sec all-out efforts with 4-min recovery between bouts, 3 days a week for 6 weeks. The pre- and postintervention VO2max and MART were analysed using a mixed repeated measures analysis of variance. MART increased by 4.5% in the VertiRun group (P=0.006) and 4% in the sprint group (P<0.001). VO2max increased by 6.2% in the VertiRun group (P=0.009) and 5.5% in the sprint group (P=0.020). The MART and VO2max of the control group were unchanged (P=0.910 and P=0.915, respectively). These data suggest that the VertiRun could be an effective cross-training mode for running and could supplement training programmes. Also, as VertiRun is a low-impact exercise it might be useful in the physical preparation of athletes returning to sport following lower limb injury.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Centre for Sport and Exercise Science |
| Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Health and Well-being > Department of Sport |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.12965/jer.1835122.561 |
| Page Range: | 106-112 |
| Depositing User: | Amanda Keeling |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2018 10:24 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 01:19 |
| URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18958 |
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