T cells at Masterathlen

Lifelong training improves anti-inflammatory environment and maintains the number of regulatory T cells in masters athletes A Portuguese group has studied the T cells as well as interleukin-10 at rest and after loading of Masterathlen and compared to the values of inactive. It showed that the masterathlets had higher values for interleukin-10 after load and the number of T cells remained constant.

The authors assume that the many years of training of the athlete leads to these favorable changes. The whole work can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28391394/

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The best age for a ski marathon

The age-related performance decline in marathon cross-country skiing - the Engadin Ski Marathon The age of the best marathon performance has been well examined for the marathon. In addition to the marathon, there are also cross-country skiing over the marathon track.We examined the numbers of almost 200,000 finishers at the Engadin Ski Marathon from 1998 to 2016.If you compare all men with all women, there is no difference in the final time.On the other hand, the top ten men are faster for every age group than the top ten women. If you look for every age year, the best time is reached for 40 years in men like women.AS does not change if you only take the top ten for every age year.

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Vitamin D and muscle

Muscular effects of vitamin D in young athletes and non-athletes and in the elderly A Greek group has put together literature on vitamin D and musculature. The very interesting work shows how important vitamin D is for the sporty active people.

There is a very clear connection between muscle strength and vitamin D levels. The whole article can be read below https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28222403/

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Differences between man and woman at the world top

Sex Differences in World Record Performance: The Influence of Sport Discipline and Competition Duration It is well known that women are 8-12% slower than men when it comes to sporty achievements at the highest level. Exceptions are sports where increasingly the upper body is needed, there is the difference about about 15%.

In long-distance swimming, women reduced the difference to about 5%. All facts and figures can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28488921/

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African top runners are younger at the top

Elite African Marathoners Specialize Earlier than Elite Non-African Marathoners General is known that the African runners are the fastest runners. In this study, the authors compared the 90 fastest African runners against the 90 fastest non-African runners across the marathon route between 2001 and 2015. It clearly showed that the Africans specialize for the marathon route and withdraw from competitive sports. Finding everything under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28488940/

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Overview of open water swimming

Characteristics and Challenges of Open-Water Swimming Performance: A Review An Italian group has put together the previous literature on open water swimming. In the last 10 years, the popularity of this sport increased strongly.The performance of women increased significantly. It can be assumed that the physique of the woman (more fat and other fat distribution as men) is responsible for this performance improvement. The work can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28459347/

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Marathons in 26 days

Applied Sports Nutrition Support, Dietary Intake and Body Composition Changes of a Female Athlete Completing 26 Marathons in 26 Days: A Case Study A British group has investigated the nutritional behavior on a runner who runs a marathon during 26 days every day. During the marathons she took 1039.7 ± 207.9 kcal (607.1 - 1453.2) and 2.39 ± 0.35 l (1.98 - 3.19).

After 11 days, body weight decreased by 4.6 kg. All details can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28344459/

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