Category
Cycling
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
This study introduces a novel approach by applying the vector coding technique to describe the coordination of thoracoabdominal respiratory movements of two hand support positions adopted by cyclists during pedaling. Eleven male cyclists alternated between high and low hand positions. Breathing kinematic analysis during cycling using a 3D motion capture system provided compartmental volumes (superior and inferior thorax, and abdomen) of the breathing cycles. Predominant in-phase coordination among compartmental pairs was found, however, in a few cases, the transition phase from inspiration to expiration may induce an anti-phase pattern. This was mainly seen in Superior Thorax vs. Inferior Thorax, with 19.1% [10.1 – 26.7] during high hands and 27.2% [12.8-32.5] in the low hands position. The influence of hand positions on coordination was minimal, except for one subject.
Recommended Citation
Lopes, Ana Luiza; Bedo, Bruno; Massaroni, Carlo; Cerveri, Pietro; Silvatti, Amanda; and Sarro, Karine
(2024)
"A VECTOR CODING PERSPECTIVE ON BREATHING COORDINATION: TWO CYCLISTS' HANDLEBAR POSITIONS ANALYSIS,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 246.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/246
