Bicycle Touring 480 km in Seven Days: Effects on Body Composition and Physical Fitness-A Case Study.

ABSTRACT: Bicycle touring as a modality of physical activity that involves whole-body cardiorespiratory and metabolic functions could be a potential strategy to improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of 7-days bicycle touring activity on body composition and physical fitness. A total of 13 individuals (three women) participated in this quasi-experimental study. The participants were evaluated at baseline and were tracked for up to 12 days after the intervention. The intervention consisted of a 480 km bicycle touring route performed over 8 days. Body weight and body composition (i.e., fat mass and lean mass) were assessed using a bioelectrical impedance analyser. Physical fitness was measured using the Internation

SUBMITTER: Zuniga-Moreno D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8909636 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature