Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya

Coaching behavior as a modulator of cognitive load across the competitive microcycle in professional women’s basketball

Basketball training imposes multiple demands on athletes, which can be classified as external load (EL), internal load (IL), and cognitive load (CL). Although coach behavior is known to influence athletes’ responses during training, its relationship with different load dimensions...

Changes in Physical Activity and Psychological Status in Patients with COPD Between Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Assessments: A Pilot Observational Longitudinal Cohort Study

Background/Objectives: Physical activity is a key prognostic factor in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but changes in physical activity patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic remain insufficiently characterized. Methods: We conducted an observational longitudinal coh...

Visually identified breakpoints in muscle oxygen saturation are not equivalent to ventilatory thresholds in national-level triathletes

Abstract Purpose Portable near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) enables cost-effective monitoring of muscle oxygen saturation (SmO 2 ) during exercise, presenting a promising alternative for delineating exercise intensity domains. This study investigated whether SmO 2 breakpoints (BP...