Progressive daily hopping exercise improves running economy in amateur runners: a randomized and controlled trial
- This study investigated the effects of a daily plyometric hopping intervention on running economy (RE) in amateur runners. In a randomized, controlled trial, thirty-four amateur runners (29 ± 7 years, 27 males) were allocated to a control or a hopping exercise group. During the six-week study, the exercise group performed 5 min of double-legged hopping exercise daily. To progressively increase loading, the number of hopping bouts (10 s each) was steadily increased while break duration between sets was decreased. Pre- and post-intervention, RE, peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) were measured during 4-min stages at three running speeds (10, 12, and 14 km/h). ANCOVAs with baseline values and potential cofounders as cofactors were performed to identify differences between groups. ANCOVA revealed an effect of hopping on RE at 12 km/h (df = 1; F = 4.35; p < 0.05; η2 = 0.072) and 14 km/h (df = 1; F = 6.72; p < 0.05; η2 = 0.098), but not at 10 km/h (p > 0.05). Exercise did not affect VO2peak (p > 0.05), but increased RER at 12 km/h (df = 1; F = 4.26; p < 0.05; η2 = 0.059) and 14 km/h (df = 1; F = 36.73; p < 0.001; η2 = 0.520). No difference in RER was observed at 10 km/h (p > 0.05). Daily hopping exercise is effective in improving RE at high running speeds in amateurs and thus can be considered a feasible complementary training program. Clinical trial registration German Register of Clinical Trials (DRKS00017373).
Author: | Tobias EngeroffORCiDGND, Kristin KaloORCiDGND, Ryan MerrifieldGND, Jan David Alexander GronebergORCiDGND, Jan WilkeORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-826318 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30798-3 |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
Parent Title (English): | Scientific Reports |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Place of publication: | London |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2023/03/13 |
Date of first Publication: | 2023/03/13 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2024/03/16 |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | Article number 4167 |
Article Number: | 4167 |
Page Number: | 7 |
Institutes: | Medizin |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 79 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung / 790 Freizeitgestaltung, darstellende Künste, Sport | |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |