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AB - ORIGINAL RESEARCH published: 29 August 2017 doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00635 Development and Testing of a Novel Arm Cranking-Powered Watercraft 1 2, 3, 4 1 1 Thomas Fuglsang *, Johnny Padulo , Massimo Spoladore , Michele Dalla Piazza and Luca P. Ardigò Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, School of Exercise and Sport Science, University of 2 3 Verona, Verona, Italy, Sport Science, University eCampus, Novedrate, Italy, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia, Research Laboratory “Sport Performance Optimization”, National Center of Medicine and Sciences in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia There is a lack of human-powered watercrafts for people with lower-body disabilities. The purpose of this study was therefore to develop a watercraft for disabled people and investigate the metabolic cost and efficiency when pedaling. The watercraft was designed by combining parts of a waterbike and a handbike. Nine able-bodied subjects pedaled the watercraft at different speeds on a lake to provide steady-state metabolic measurements, and a deceleration test was performed to measure the hydrodynamic resistance of the watercraft. The results showed a linear correlation between metabolic power and mechanical power (r = 0.93). Metabolic expenditure when pedaling the watercraft was similar to other physical activities performed by people with lower-body 
TI - Development and Testing of a Novel Arm Cranking-Powered Watercraft
JF - Frontiers in Physiology
DO - 10.3389/fphys.2017.00635
DA - 2017-08-29
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/development-and-testing-of-a-novel-arm-cranking-powered-watercraft-lKE0X4aslL
DP - DeepDyve
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