The purpose of the researches of the ARGS group (Advanced Research Group in Sport) is to try to create specific scientific work parameters obtained with objective means, to better qualify and quantify the performance descriptors of orienteering, in this case, to better define the physiological model, an essential element to outline the real needs for a safe and performative practice,for all types of participants.It would be a mistake, in our opinion, to evaluate orienteering as a recreational activity, simple and free of risks for individual health since it is a competitive game substantially based on speed and its components such as accelerations, decelerations, changes in run speed, and direction. Moreover, the cognitive commitment is crucial, such as those deriving from the reading and analysis of topographic maps to find the points defined as "lanterns" and thus reach the finish line in the shortest possible time.However, a sport that, although nominally known by everyone, is often considered just a walk over the mountains or a recreational treasure hunt, with all the benefits that these activities still bring with them, but therefore not considered with those values that are instead in is own and that certainly insert it as a real motor-sport activity with an important additional element in addition to the location (usually the natural environment), that is the not excessive competitive charge. This investigation analysis has, in the end, the aim to define a proper way to identify the physiological and physical request of the sport and to the extent the application of advanced technology to orienteering and evaluate the possible benefits of using them. The expected result is, therefore, to elaborate parameters on the real consistency of the external load in relation to the internal one caused by orienteering, which can then be applied in its various modalities and different individuals, helping them to avoid traumas and injures too, using the latest generation of wearable devices and therefore without creating discomfort.
Outdoor activity: orienteering, one step towards an advanced scientific evaluation of game determinants using latest dedicated technologies combined with literature review
RICCARDO IZZO;MARCO GIOVANNELLI;CIRO HOSSEINI VARDE’I
2021
Abstract
The purpose of the researches of the ARGS group (Advanced Research Group in Sport) is to try to create specific scientific work parameters obtained with objective means, to better qualify and quantify the performance descriptors of orienteering, in this case, to better define the physiological model, an essential element to outline the real needs for a safe and performative practice,for all types of participants.It would be a mistake, in our opinion, to evaluate orienteering as a recreational activity, simple and free of risks for individual health since it is a competitive game substantially based on speed and its components such as accelerations, decelerations, changes in run speed, and direction. Moreover, the cognitive commitment is crucial, such as those deriving from the reading and analysis of topographic maps to find the points defined as "lanterns" and thus reach the finish line in the shortest possible time.However, a sport that, although nominally known by everyone, is often considered just a walk over the mountains or a recreational treasure hunt, with all the benefits that these activities still bring with them, but therefore not considered with those values that are instead in is own and that certainly insert it as a real motor-sport activity with an important additional element in addition to the location (usually the natural environment), that is the not excessive competitive charge. This investigation analysis has, in the end, the aim to define a proper way to identify the physiological and physical request of the sport and to the extent the application of advanced technology to orienteering and evaluate the possible benefits of using them. The expected result is, therefore, to elaborate parameters on the real consistency of the external load in relation to the internal one caused by orienteering, which can then be applied in its various modalities and different individuals, helping them to avoid traumas and injures too, using the latest generation of wearable devices and therefore without creating discomfort.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
