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Why low-intensity endurance training for athletes?
Tekijät: Matomäki, Pekka
Kustantaja: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Kustannuspaikka: NEW YORK
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Journal: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Lehden akronyymi: EUR J APPL PHYSIOL
Sivujen määrä: 7
ISSN: 1439-6319
eISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05843-w
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05843-w
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/499224303
Endurance athletes prioritize most of their training in low-intensity zone. This forms a paradox, as immediate logic would argue against it: Acutely low-intensity exercise does not challenge the homeostasis or cardiopulmonary system of high-level athletes sufficiently to produce performance gains comparable to those from moderate- or high-intensity exercise. In this perspective study, seven possible explanations for the purpose of excessive-volume low-intensity training in endurance athletes are proposed. The hypotheses are not all mutually exclusive. They range from a psychological need for easy days and the incremental benefits of low-intensity training without accumulating stress, to the possibility that such training may ultimately be replaceable.
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Julkaisussa olevat rahoitustiedot:
University of Turku (including Turku University Central Hospital)
