Referência: MESTEK, M. The physiological responses to skateboarding. Notherm Illinois University. PH 1811. 2001.
 

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe the physiological demands of an acute bout of park skateboarding. A secondary goal was to estimate oxygen consumption and energy expenditure in those participants whose heart rate values fell between 110-150 b/min during both a two-minute skateboard run of basic maneuvers and the submaximal portion of an incremental cycle ergometer test to volitional fatigue. Twenty male skateboarders (age 22.10+/-3.74 yrs, height 177.40+/-8.20 cm, weight 71.58+/-5.21 kg) for whom skateboarding was the primary activity participated. The mean peak VO2 from the cycle ergometer test was 43.07+/-8.37 ml/kg/min, which is in the healthy fitness zone for males. The mean heart rate response to the skateboard run was 159.0+/-17.2 b/min, which was 87.08% of measured mean peak HR (182.6+/-9.6 b/min). The mean BLC response to the skateboard run (4.94+/-1.54 mM) was 53% of the measured peak BLC achieved during cycle ergometry (9.23+/-1.82 mM). The mean CR-10 response to the skateboard run was 5.2+/-1.2. Mean estimated caloric cost for the skateboard run (13.52+/-1.86 kcal/min) was based on a single participant. Skateboarding was determined to be a high-intensity sport relying on both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems.