STUDIES
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about studies in the running, cycling and triathlon industries? Scroll below to view all endurance sport studies.
November 30, 2021
A New Theory on Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Young Athletes
There's been plenty of debate in recent years about heart health in endurance athletes. The current evidence, as I see it, suggests that its very very unlikely that years of training for marathons will eventually damage your heart. But there is another angle to this issue that's often ignored: young,...
November 24, 2021
How Exercise Affects Your Appetite
A new study which involved overweight, sedentary men and women and several types of moderate exercise, found that people who worked out did not overeat afterward at an enticing buffet lunch. However, they also did not skip dessert or skimp on portions. The findings offer a reminder during the holidays that while...
November 22, 2021
New research outlines how longer lives are tied to physical activity
A team of evolutionary biologists and biomedical researchers from Harvard are taking a run at it (sometimes literally) in a new study published in PNAS. The work lays out evolutionary and biomedical evidence showing that humans, who evolved to live many decades after they stopped reproducing, also evolved to be...
November 21, 2021
Are Workout ‘Highs’ Real? Study Finds Cannabis-Like Substances Released After Exercise
New research finds that exercising can increase production of our body’s own cannabis-like substances, which reduce inflammation and could potentially help prevent conditions like arthritis, heart disease, and even cancer. The study, published in the journal Gut Microbes, found that people with arthritis not only experienced reduced pain, but also lowered levels...
November 17, 2021
300 Minutes a Week of Moderate Exercise May Help Ward Off Cancer
More than 46,000 cancer cases in the United States might be prevented each year if almost all of us walked for about 45 minutes a day, according to an eye-opening new study of inactivity, exercise and malignancies. The study, which analyzed cancer incidence and the physical activity habits of nearly 600,000...
November 12, 2021
Running USA Releases Results of 2021 Event Management Study
(November 12, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Running USA, the non-profit trade organization for the sport of road running, today releases the results of the 2021 Event Management Study conducted in September and October of this year. The study documents the increasingly challenging environment for event producers as they attempt to...
November 9, 2021
New research shows adding coffee to your post-workout beverage can help you recovery more effectively
A lot of runners drink coffee before they hit the road to give them a boost of energy and improve performance, but a new study suggests that a cup of joe after your workout provides benefits as well. Research published in the journal Nutrients showed that drinking coffee after a hard workout improves muscle...
November 5, 2021
ShowcasedPowerful New Metric Pushes Aerobic Performance Beyond VO2max
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Bob Prichard, president of Somax Performance Institute, has discovered a new metric that improves aerobic performance in a few weeks--far beyond years of fitness training. Chest expansion (how much the chest expands from full exhale to full inhale divided by its circumference), not VO2max, is the major limiting...
November 4, 2021
RunSignup 2021 Timer Market Survey Now Open
November 4, 2021 – Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - GiveSignup | RunSignup announces the launch of its annual Timer Market Survey for the endurance industry. This survey is designed to provide insights into the timer industry and focuses on understanding timers’ business practices, current challenges, technology used, and obtaining input...
November 3, 2021
Cardio Before Weight Lifting May Help Boost Muscle
Riding or running before you lift weights could amplify the effects of the lifting, according to a helpful new study of the molecular impacts of combining endurance and resistance exercise in a single workout. Scientifics Reports
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