Open AccessEffects of Water Immersion on the Internal Power of Cycling
Author(s) -
Giovanni Vinetti,
Guido Ferretti,
David Hostler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002808
Subject(s) - cycling , zoology , immersion (mathematics) , chemistry , respirometry , mathematics , biology , geometry , biochemistry , history , archaeology
Water immersion adds additional drag and metabolic demand for limb movement with respect to air, but its effect on the internal metabolic power (Ėint) of cycling is unknown. We aimed at quantifying the increase in Ėint during underwater cycling with respect to dry conditions at different pedaling rates.