Effects of skiing on cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses in middle-aged subjects with increased cardiovascular risk

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 15:203:618-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.016. Epub 2015 Nov 4.

¹ Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Schlossallee 49, 5400 Hallein/Rif, Austria.
² Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Schlossallee 49, 5400 Hallein/Rif, Austria; University Institute of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
³ University Institute of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria; Research Institute of Molecular Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
⁴ Department of Health Science, Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science, Aichi Gakuin University, 12 Araike, Iwasakicho, Nisshin, Aichi 470-0915, Japan.
⁵ University Institute of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria; Research Institute of Molecular Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. Electronic address: j.niebauer@salk.at.

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Keywords: Alpine skiing; Cardiovascular diseases; Cross-country skiing; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Winter sports.

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