title: One-dimensional V-Scope analysis of habituation to simulated cross-country skiing.
abstract: Responses to simulated cross-country skiing were measured using the V-Scope, a new telemetric ultrasound motion monitor. Ten young male adults performed a total of 45 minutes of distributed practice on a Nordic-Track ski simulator. Over a period of three 15-minute sessions cadence and velocity were unchanged. Step and stride lengths decreased significantly (p < 0.05) after the first 15-minute session and then remained unchanged. There were no left-right limb differences across all sessions indicating a normal gait. Response variability in velocity, step lengths and stride length was dramatically reduced after the first exposure period. This study demonstrates that the V-Scope system is a useful motion analysing device and, on the basis of the data presented in this preliminary investigation, at least two 15-minute habituation sessions are required for initial habituation to simulated cross-country skiing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Movement Studies, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Candler
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tipler
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D016552:Ergometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012865:Skiing / Q000502:physiology*; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014465:Ultrasonics