Monitoring Archives -

Do we need to perform a cool-down after exercise?

Cool-down figure showing the potential psychphysiolgial benefits of an active cool-down or warm-down on post-exercise recovery. Potential benefits include lactate removal, muscle soreness reduction, improved performance and prevention of injuries

A lot of people perform a cool-down after exercise, using exercise modalities such as running or cycling. Reasons for doing a cool-down include reducing lactate, reducing muscle soreness and more generally: improving recovery. But is a cool-down actually effective at

How to monitor progression of individual athletes or patients

Linear trend line sport performance with statistical model and measurement error to monirot progression of individual athletes of patients objectively

Many (personal) trainers, (strength and conditioning) coaches and (physio)therapists frequently test their athletes or patients to monitor fitness, progress and to determine changes in performance following training or a specific intervention. For example, some trainers let their athletes perform a bounce