Running performance in a timed city run and body composition: a cross-sectional study in more than 3000 runners

Herrmann, François; Graf, Christophe; Karsegard, Véronique; Mareschal, Julie; Achamrah, Najate; Delsoglio, Marta; Schindler, Maximilian; Pichard, Claude; Genton Graf, Laurence

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2018.10.022

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Running performance in a timed city run and body composition: a cross-sectional study in more than 3000 runners

ContributorsHerrmann, François; Graf, Christophe; Karsegard, Véronique; Mareschal, Julie; Achamrah, Najate; Delsoglio, Marta; Schindler, Maximilian; Pichard, Claude; Genton Graf, Laurence

Published inNutrition, vol. 61, p. 1-7

Publication date2019

Abstract

Objective: The importance of body composition for running performance is unclear in the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether body composition influences running speed and whether it is a better predictor of running speed than body mass index (BMI).

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Bioelectrical impedance analysis
fat mass
Fat-free mass
Running speed
Body mass index

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HERRMANN, François et al. Running performance in a timed city run and body composition: a cross-sectional study in more than 3000 runners. In: Nutrition, 2019, vol. 61, p. 1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.10.022

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PID : unige:120721
DOI : 10.1016/j.nut.2018.10.022
PMID : 30677531

Commercial URLhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0899900718310335

Journal ISSN0899-9007

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Running performance in a timed city run and body composition: a cross-sectional study in more than 3000 runners

Objective: The importance of body composition for running performance is unclear in the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether body composition influences running speed and whether it is a better predictor of running speed than body mass index (BMI).

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