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.
September 9, 2021
Running USA Launches Event Management Study, Seeks Input from Race Directors and Event Staff Nationwide
(Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021) – Running USA, the non-profit trade organization for the running industry, announced today that the 2021 Event Management Study is now open for race directors to submit their responses. “We encourage our members and non-member event professionals to take the new event management study, which helps...
September 8, 2021
Exercise for 3 Minutes, Every Half-Hour, to Counter the Ill Effects of Sitting
Sitting for hours at a desk can play havoc with our metabolic health, contributing over time to high blood sugar and high cholesterol, even in people who otherwise seem mostly healthy. But a practical though small new study shows that standing up and moving every 30 minutes for about three minutes...
September 4, 2021
Why Fitter People Drink More Alcohol
Why Fitter People Drink More Alcohol. Regular exercisers drink more, a new study confirms, but they are less likely to be problem drinkers than less fit people. The association between exercise and drinking is perhaps due to a psychological phenomenon called “the licensing effect” - when you feel like rewarding...
August 31, 2021
Runners: gulp, don’t sip, your carbs on race day
New research shows that taking in larger amounts of carbohydrates less frequently is the better way to fuel during a race. Canadian Running t’s undeniable that carbohydrate intake during a long race improves performance, but exactly how much, what type and when you need it is less certain. Recently, researchers at Loughborough...
August 25, 2021
How Exercise May Help Keep Our Memory Sharp
Irisin, a hormone produced by muscles during exercise, can enter the brain and improve cognition, a mouse study suggests. NYT An intriguing new study shows how exercise may bolster brain health. The study was in mice, but it found that a hormone produced by muscles during exercise can cross into the brain...
August 19, 2021
Study: Beer may be a better post-workout drink than we previously thought
A systematic review on beer consumption related to endurance sports was published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism this July. Among the findings: Light beer could be a decent recovery aid post-exercise, even as good as water in some aspects. Men's Health
August 18, 2021
Gatorade Endurance Survey Finds ‘Safety Concerns’ As Primary Barrier For Minority Entry Into Endurance Sports
CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gatorade Endurance released results from a survey* designed to identify and understand the barriers minority athletes (specifically People of Color, Black, LGBTQ+ and Disabled) face when considering participation in endurance sports, and how to overcome these barriers. Among the key findings, safety concerns – i.e., getting injured, hate...
August 12, 2021
What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong
A new study challenges assumptions about energy expenditure by people, including the idea that metabolism slows at middle age. NYT
August 11, 2021
Exercise Vigorously for 4 Seconds. Repeat. Your Muscles May Thank You.
High-intensity interval training has surprising benefits for fitness and physical power, but don’t stay seated the rest of the day. A mere four seconds of all-out exercise, repeated two or three dozen times, could be all many of us need to build and maintain our fitness, strength and physical power,...
August 4, 2021
The Making of an Olympian
A new study of the athletic backgrounds of thousands of successful athletes finds that most world champions sample one sport after another as children and gain mastery in their chosen activities considerably later than other, more focused young athletes whom they eventually go on to defeat. NY Times
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