Effect of whole-body microtitanium-treated garments on metabolic cost of exercise following strenuous hill running

Rowlands, David S., Graham, David F., Fink, Philip W., Wadsworth, Daniel P. and Hughes, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0002-9905-8055 (2014) Effect of whole-body microtitanium-treated garments on metabolic cost of exercise following strenuous hill running. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17 (1). pp. 134-138. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2013.03.003

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Abstract

Objectives To determine the effect size of wearing sports garments treated with microscopic titanium particles (AQUA TITAN) during recovery from strenuous running on the restoration of running economy during subsequent exercise. Design A double-blind crossover was used to determine the effect of AQUA TITAN on running metabolic cost in 10 healthy men. Participants performed 40 min of treadmill running comprising 2 × (10 min at 5% and 10 min at −10% grade), followed by random allocation to skin-tight nylon–polyurethane AQUA TITAN treated or non-treated placebo garments covering the torso, limbs, and feet. Garments were worn continuously throughout the next 48-h, during which time participants rested (day 2) then completed a graded treadmill run to determine metabolic outcome (day 3). Methods Body-weight normalised running metabolic cost was evaluated by indirect calorimetry and the effect size referenced against the smallest meaningful change in economy (0.9%) for improvement in distance running performance. Results The fatigue effect while wearing control garments on metabolic cost at 48-h was small (2.2% 95%CL ±1.2%). In contrast, AQUA TITAN garments most certainly reduced running metabolic cost (−3.1% ±0.9%) vs. control. Additionally, AQUA TITAN increased the respiratory exchange ratio (0.011 ±0.005) and lowered minute ventilation at intensities below the ventilatory threshold (−4.0% ±0.9%).

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Recovery; Tendon stiffness; Short latency reflex; Running economy; Sports garments; Performance
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Susan Turner
Date Deposited:	21 Jul 2016 13:01
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 09:10
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/3784

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