Effect of heavy load carriage on cardiorespiratory responses with varying gradients and modes of carriage

Abstract Background The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of different uphill and downhill gradients on cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses of soldiers while carrying heavy military loads in two different modes. Methods Eight physically fit male soldiers with a mean age 32.0...

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Main Authors: Subhojit Chatterjee, Tirthankar Chatterjee, Debojyoti Bhattacharyya, Suranjana Sen, Madhusudan Pal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Military Medical Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40779-018-0171-8