Physiological stress in flat and uphill walking with different backpack loads in professional mountain rescue crews.
[EN] This study aimed to determine the interactive physiological effect of backpack load carriage and slope during walking in professional mountain rescuers. Sixteen mountain rescuers walked on a treadmill at 3.6km/h for 5min in each combination of three slopes (1%, 10%, 20%) and five backpack loads...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/56685 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/56685 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | load carriage physiology physical work capacity backpack and slope walking |
| Sumario: | [EN] This study aimed to determine the interactive physiological effect of backpack load carriage and slope during walking in professional mountain rescuers. Sixteen mountain rescuers walked on a treadmill at 3.6km/h for 5min in each combination of three slopes (1%, 10%, 20%) and five backpack loads (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% body weight). Relative heart rate (%HRmax), relative oxygen consumption (%VO2max), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE, Borg 1-10 scale) were compared across conditions using two-way ANOVA. Significant differences in %VO2max, %HRmax, and RPE across slopes and loads were found where burden increased directly with slope and load (main effect of slope, p<0.001 for all; main effect of load, p<0.001 for all). Additionally, significant slope by load interactions were found for all parameters, indicating an additive effect (p<0.001 for all). Mountain rescuers should consider the physiological interaction between slope and load when determining safe occupational walking capacity. |
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