Hederstedt, Sandra, McGowan, Catherine 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1946-9584 and Essner, Ann
(2021)
The Immediate Effect of Parachute-Resisted Gallop on Heart Rate, Running Speed and Stride Frequency in Dogs.
Animals, 11 (7).
p. 1983.
Abstract
<jats:p>Physical fitness is required for canine athletes and working dogs to optimize performance in various disciplines. There is a lack of research on the effects of resistance exercise on cardiorespiratory variables in dogs. The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of parachute-resisted (PR) gallop on heart rate, running speed and stride frequency compared to unresisted (UR) gallop in dogs. Five N-of-1 trials RCTs with alternating interventions were implemented. Dogs ran on a 200 m course with and without resistive force applied by a parachute attached to their harness while cardiac inter-beat intervals (IBI), running speed and stride frequency were measured. The results were visually displayed and interpreted in graphs and percentage of non-overlapping data estimated effect size. Both interventions showed large effects on heart rate compared to resting values. Mean IBI increased (10–17%) during PR gallop compared to UR gallop although this change was small relative to decreased running speed (19–40%) and increased stride frequency (18–63%). Minimum IBI showed no difference between interventions indicating similar maximum heartbeat per minute. In conclusion, parachute-resistance resulted in dogs galloping at lower speeds at the same cardiorespiratory level of intensity, which may be useful in canine physical rehabilitation and fitness training.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | dogs, gallop, heart rate, physical fitness, resistance exercise |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2023 08:33 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2024 18:23 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ani11071983 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071983 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3173721 |
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