| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
To assess kayak paddling skills, we evaluated kayak paddling performance by monitoring the muscle recruitment patterns and by investigating differences in paddling movements between paddling on an ergometer and on a kayak.
Seven healthy subjects with kayak paddling experience took part in this study (males; 20.3±1.1 years). Electromyographic signal data indicated that muscle recruitment patterns during paddling on an ergometer included the latissimus dorsi and abdominal external oblique muscles. However, a paddler on a kayak applies propulsive force while maintaining balance in the boat. Thus, when paddling on a kayak, electromyographic signals were observed continuously from all muscle groups throughout the entire period of paddling.
These results suggest that the“skills” of paddling on a kayak are related to muscle recruitment during the phase of paddling that did not affect the propulsive force. However, more electromyographic data needs to be collected from paddlers on a kayak.
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