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The Influence of Endurance Training on the Lipid Profile, Body Mass Composition and Cardiovascular Efficiency in Middle-Aged Cross-Country Skiers

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  • Natalia Grzebisz-Zatońska

    (Faculty of Cosmetology, Warsaw College of Engineering and Health, 02-366 Warsaw, Poland
    Faculty of Dietetics, Vistula School of Hospitality, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Tomasz Grzywacz

    (Department of Sport, Institute of Physical Culture, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Chodkiewicza 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland)

  • Zbigniew Waśkiewicz

    (Institute of Sport Science, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
    Department of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation Moscow, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 19991 Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

Monitoring the training of amateur long-distance cross-country skiers (XCS) can help athletes’ achieve a higher exercise capacity and protect their health. The aim of this study was to assess body composition changes and lipid profiles in middle-aged amateur long-distance XCS after four months of training, including specialized roller ski training. The results of the time-to-exhaustion (TTE) test and blood tests and changes in body composition were analyzed with basic descriptive statistics: the paired Wilcoxon test was used to compare the results (initial and final). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (R) was used to assess the influence of various variables on maximum oxygen uptake (VO 2 max). The findings show that training of amateur long-distance XCS improved maximal oxygen uptake ( p = 0.008) and had a positive effect on fat reduction, measured in percentages ( p = 0.038) and in kilograms ( p = 0.023), but did not change blood lipids or other parameters. Further research could focus on other aspects of the annual training cycle: the competition period, and women in a larger group of athletes. Training with roller skis and a cross-country skiing training machine (a specialized machine for strengthening the arms and upper body) can support health and prevent obesity, overweight, and cardiovascular disease.

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  • Natalia Grzebisz-Zatońska & Tomasz Grzywacz & Zbigniew Waśkiewicz, 2021. "The Influence of Endurance Training on the Lipid Profile, Body Mass Composition and Cardiovascular Efficiency in Middle-Aged Cross-Country Skiers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:20:p:10928-:d:658667
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    1. Natalia Grzebisz-Zatońska & Stanisław Poprzęcki & Arkadiusz Stanula & Ewa Sadowska-Krępa & Dagmara Gerasimuk, 2022. "Physiological and Somatic Principal Components Determining VO 2 max in the Annual Training Cycle of Endurance Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-12, March.

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