VO2 max, anaerobic threshold
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention with minimalistic shoes (Leguano aktiv shoes) for 8 weeks.
The study design provide a weekly continuous increase minimalistic shoe proportion. This proportion should be involved
Sponsors
Universität HamburgInstitut für BewegungswissenschaftArbeitsbereich Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All subjects had to be between 20-60 years old, had to run more than 3 hours per week, and have had completed a 10km run in under 50 minutes in the last six month
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants with any previous barefoot running experiences, or any lower extremity injuries in the last 3 months prior to the study were refused
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| running economy: VO2submax tested with a ramp test protocol on a treadmill (COSMED T 200 Quark CPET, Italy). The measurement take place at the pre and posttest (after intervention of 8 weeks) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| kinematic data are analysed using Optojump System (Microgate, Bolzano, Italy) -cadence -ground contact time -step length The measurement took place at the pre- and posttest. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKatharina Lindlein
Universität HamburgInstitut für Psychologie und Bewegungswissenschaft, Arbeitsbereich Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin
Outcome results
None listed