Influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the Italian short track speed skating team
Jean-François Brunelle,1,2 Sébastien Blais-Coutu,1 Kenan Gouadec,3 Éric Bédard,3 Philippe Fait1,2 1Department of Human Kinetics Sciences, 2Research Group on Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunctions, Université du Québec à Trois-Ri...
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| description | Jean-François Brunelle,1,2 Sébastien Blais-Coutu,1 Kenan Gouadec,3 Éric Bédard,3 Philippe Fait1,2 1Department of Human Kinetics Sciences, 2Research Group on Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunctions, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada; 3Italian Ice Sports Federation, Rome, Italy Introduction: In preparation for a short track speed skating season, eight men and seven women were given yoga sessions during an 8-week high volume training cycle. The sessions were planned according to the postural aspects specific to short track speed skating technical requirements. Three specific goals were selected for the intervention: 1) to observe whether the practice of yoga as postural training could improve the efficiency and the athlete's repertoire along the muscular synergies solicited in the short track speed skating specific technique; 2) to enhance and diversify the motor time-on-task of athletes without changing the prescription of other training stimulus; and 3) to lower the risk of injury during periods with high volumes of training. Methods: A total of 36 sessions of yoga were given. Three postural tests were administered before and after the intervention with 14 angles analyzed. Non-parametric Wilcoxon test was used to compare angles' variations. Results: The 36 yoga sessions totalized 986 minutes of motor time-on-task, registering a proportion of 30% of the global motor time-on-task of the training cycle. Improvements were found in eleven of the 14 angles measured when comparing pre- and post-postural tests (P-value from 0.01 to 0.005). During the 8 weeks, excepting traumatic injuries due to short track speed skating accidents, no skaters suffered injuries linked to the high volume of training. Following the intervention, coaches noticed, following their on-ice feedbacks, an adjustment in the efficiency of the skating technique, in particular regarding hip dissociation. Conclusion: These results suggest that yoga could be inserted into out-of-season training cycles, even in a high volume training cycle. Planned with the decision training tools, it allows athletes to diversify their motor time-on-task by integrating a new functional range of generic movements with the solicitation of neuromuscular synergies related to the specificity of their sport. Keywords: conditioning, motor time-on-task, physical literacy, athletic development, decision training |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9cd7663842443128a9ad42514011df12022-12-22T02:46:40ZengDove Medical PressOpen Access Journal of Sports Medicine1179-15432015-02-012015default233520422Influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the Italian short track speed skating teamBrunelle JFBlais-Coutu SGouadec KBédard ÉFait PJean-François Brunelle,1,2 Sébastien Blais-Coutu,1 Kenan Gouadec,3 Éric Bédard,3 Philippe Fait1,2 1Department of Human Kinetics Sciences, 2Research Group on Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunctions, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada; 3Italian Ice Sports Federation, Rome, Italy Introduction: In preparation for a short track speed skating season, eight men and seven women were given yoga sessions during an 8-week high volume training cycle. The sessions were planned according to the postural aspects specific to short track speed skating technical requirements. Three specific goals were selected for the intervention: 1) to observe whether the practice of yoga as postural training could improve the efficiency and the athlete's repertoire along the muscular synergies solicited in the short track speed skating specific technique; 2) to enhance and diversify the motor time-on-task of athletes without changing the prescription of other training stimulus; and 3) to lower the risk of injury during periods with high volumes of training. Methods: A total of 36 sessions of yoga were given. Three postural tests were administered before and after the intervention with 14 angles analyzed. Non-parametric Wilcoxon test was used to compare angles' variations. Results: The 36 yoga sessions totalized 986 minutes of motor time-on-task, registering a proportion of 30% of the global motor time-on-task of the training cycle. Improvements were found in eleven of the 14 angles measured when comparing pre- and post-postural tests (P-value from 0.01 to 0.005). During the 8 weeks, excepting traumatic injuries due to short track speed skating accidents, no skaters suffered injuries linked to the high volume of training. Following the intervention, coaches noticed, following their on-ice feedbacks, an adjustment in the efficiency of the skating technique, in particular regarding hip dissociation. Conclusion: These results suggest that yoga could be inserted into out-of-season training cycles, even in a high volume training cycle. Planned with the decision training tools, it allows athletes to diversify their motor time-on-task by integrating a new functional range of generic movements with the solicitation of neuromuscular synergies related to the specificity of their sport. Keywords: conditioning, motor time-on-task, physical literacy, athletic development, decision traininghttp://www.dovepress.com/influences-of-a-yoga-intervention-on-the-postural-skills-of-the-italia-peer-reviewed-article-OAJSM |
| spellingShingle | Brunelle JF Blais-Coutu S Gouadec K Bédard É Fait P Influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the Italian short track speed skating team Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine |
| title | Influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the Italian short track speed skating team |
| title_full | Influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the Italian short track speed skating team |
| title_fullStr | Influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the Italian short track speed skating team |
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| title_short | Influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the Italian short track speed skating team |
| title_sort | influences of a yoga intervention on the postural skills of the italian short track speed skating team |
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