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“Hey, Nice Run!” Exploring Motives For Smartphone Exercise App Use, Michael S. Fuller
“Hey, Nice Run!” Exploring Motives For Smartphone Exercise App Use, Michael S. Fuller
Doctoral Dissertations
The rapid pace at which smartphone applications are currently diffusing through society have made them a very popular form of media. Smartphone applications (commonly referred to as apps) allow users the ability to complete a variety of media functions such as receive news updates, sport scores, view television programs, and listen to the radio. Exercise apps are a sub category of smartphone apps which allow users to monitor their exercise progress through the Global Positioning System included in most smartphones. To date, the motives for exercise apps have not been examined within the framework of Uses and Gratifications. This essay …
Relationship Of Perceived Thirst To Measures Of Hydration During And Following Exercise, Lesley W. Vandermark
Relationship Of Perceived Thirst To Measures Of Hydration During And Following Exercise, Lesley W. Vandermark
Doctoral Dissertations
The purposes of these investigations were to describe the relationship of thirst to hydration during exercise, and to determine the impact of fluid volume on thirst following exercise. Eleven males completed four treadmill exercise trials of up to 180 minutes in a warm environment (35°C, 30% RH), then a 1-hour seated recovery. Two trials began euhydrated, and two hypohydrated. Fluid was given in one trial during exercise to match sweat rate. During recovery, participants were grouped to receive either a Small (1% of body mass (BM)) or Large (4% of BM) fluid bolus. Immediately post-exercise (IPE), there was a relationship …