简介:<正>WesetoffafterlunchonaFridayinthemiddleofJulythisyear.We,that’sthreepilots,oneguest,myHRmanager,andHuDaling,arepresentativeoftheStatePhysicalCultureAdministration.WehadalatelunchattheCapitalClubinBeijing,afterwhichwesetoutonourjourneytoDatong.Wewereinhighspirits,travellinginaBuickvan,allofustogether.AnoldChinesefriendofours,George,whousedtobeadriver
简介:There'sanewbunchofsightseersintown-andthey'rereadytospend.TOURISTtrafficatChina'sbustlingairportsisbecomingincreasinglytwo-way.Theusualgroupsofbespectacledpensionersandred-eyedbackpackersthrongtheinboundterminals,catapultingChinainto5thplaceintheinternationalleagueofmostpopulardestinations.Crowdingthedeparturelounges,meanwhile,aregrowinglegionsofupwardlymobileChineseholidaymakers,headedforRome'sColiseum,SydneyHarbor,oreventheSafarisofKenya.
简介:InarecentissueoftheJournalofSportandHealthScience,García-Pinillosetal.~1reviewedevidenceontheeffectsofhighintensityintermittenttraining(intervaltraining)(HIIT)onmuscularandperformanceadaptationsinrecreationalrunners.
简介:Therewasasurgeinpublishedresearchrelatedtobarefootrunninginthepast2decades,andespeciallyinthepast5years.Forexample,thenumberofreturnsfor'barefootrunning'inGoogleScholarincreaseddramaticallyrelativetothesearchreturnsfor'running'(Fig.1).'Running'relatedreturnsstartedatabout220,000in1997andpeakedatabout376,000in2007(a0.7timesincrease)andgraduallydecreasedtolessthan
简介:Background:Numerousstudiesabouttheinteractionbetweenfootwear(andbarefoot)andkinematicandkineticoutcomeshavebeenpublishedoverthelastfewyears.Recentstudieshoweverleadtotheconclusionthattheassumedinteractionsdependmainlyonthesubjects'experienceofbarefoot(BF)walking/running,thepreferredrunningstrikepattern,thespeed,thehardnessofthesurface,thethicknessofthemidsolematerial,andtherunners'levelofability.Theaimofthepresentstudywastoinvestigatelowerlegkinematicso\'BFrunningandrunninginminimalrunningshoes(MRS)toassesscomparabilityofBFkinematicsinbothconditions.Tosystematicallycomparebothconditionswemonitoredtheinfluencingvariablesdescribedaboveinourmeasurementsetup.WehypothesizedthatrunninginMRSdoesnotalterlowerlegkinematicscomparedtoBFrunning.Methods:Thirty-sevensubjects,injury-freeandactiveinsports,ranBFonanEVAfoamrunway,andalsoranshodwearingNikeFree3.0onatartanindoortrack.Lower-leg3Dkinematicswasmeasuredtoquantifyrearfootandanklemovements.SkinmarkerswereusedinbothshodandBFrunning.Results:Allrunnersrevealedrearfootstrikepatternwhenrunningbarefoot.DifferencesbetweenBFandMRSrunningoccurredparticularlyduringtheinitialstancephaseofrunning,bothinthesagittalandthefrontalplanes.BFrunningrevealedaflatterfootplacement,amoreplantarflexedanklejointandlessinvertedrearfootattouchdowncomparedtoMRSrunning.Conclusion:BFrunningdoesnotchangethelandingautomaticallytoforefootrunning,especiallyafterasystematicexclusionofsurfaceandotherinfluencingfactors.TheNikeFree3.0mimicssomeBFfeatures.Nevertheless,changesindesignoftheNikeFreeshouldbeconsideredinordertomimicBFmovementevenmoreclosely.
简介:ALMOST800yearsagointheYuanDynasty(1271-1368),astreetrunningnorthtosouthinthehubofthecapitalcity,Beijing,linkedeighthutongstretch-ingfromeasttowest,resemblingfromaboveacrawlingcentipede.ItsnamewasNanluoguxiang.Nowlocatedinthecity'sDongchengDistrict,thetraditionalalley.