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- Title
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Far Infrared Ray Functional Sportswear as an Ergogenic Aid to Aerobic Capacity and Recovery from Fatigue.
- Authors
Sung-Won Youn; Young-Soo Kim; Myung-Chun Lee; Dong-Sik Chung
- Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of far infrared rays on the human body in enhancing athletic performance. The test was conducted in an environment similar to the body temperature of 37°C. Emission rate of 0.911 and emission energy of 3.51× 102 W/m2 · μm from the infrared rays released from 100% cotton material processed in plant distillation was incorporated into the sportswear. The subjects who participated in the research were soccer players at S University in Seoul. They were separated into two groups of ten by random allocation: the Experimental Group (EG) and the Control Group (CG). In order to test the effectiveness of wearing the functional sportswear, differences in aerobic capacity and recovery from fatigue were measured. These were observed through changes of maximum oxygen consumption, anaerobic threshold level, exercise performance time, and lactic acid concentration in the blood. The number of red blood cells and cell fidelity levels were used in analyzing the changes in the blood. As a result of the research, the far infrared ray emitting functional sportswear demonstrated increase in maximum oxygen consumption by 3.5%, anaerobic threshold by 3.2 %, and total exercise performance time by 3.6%. Also, progressive changes in the number of red blood cells and cell fidelity levels in carrying oxygen proved to contribute to enhancing aerobic exercise capacity. Thus, it is proven to be highly effective as an ergogenic aid.
- Publication
International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 2001, Vol 13, Issue 1, p77
- ISSN
1598-2939
- Publication type
Academic Journal