INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATURE

Gymnastics ring is very old that remained unchanged by shape (there were more changes in material and diameter) for more than 100 years. We made two new ring designs - one with the straight part to handle and one with the anatomic part to handle. New ring designs were compared with the classic ones...

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Main Authors: Igor Pušnik, Ivan Čuk, Vedran Hadžič
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Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2017-02-01
Series:Science of Gymnastics Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22186
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description Gymnastics ring is very old that remained unchanged by shape (there were more changes in material and diameter) for more than 100 years. We made two new ring designs - one with the straight part to handle and one with the anatomic part to handle. New ring designs were compared with the classic ones during long swings in hang. All rings were of the same diameter and material, while the light distance between the upper and the bottom ring diameter was the same. Eighteen subjects were tested. Variables used were body height, body weight, body mass index, palm width and palm length, grip strength, and palm skin temperature before and after the exercise. Results show that palm skin temperature drops during long swing in hanging positions and this temperature drop is the most prominent with the classic and the straight rings. The palm skin temperature changes are not related to body mass index, relative grip strength, hand width and hand length and it seems that reasons for lower palm skin temperature can be related to the position of hands above heart and the shape of rings. In the sense of preserving good kinaesthetic awareness of the hand grip, at least for school and recreational use, the anatomic bent rings seems to be a better choice than classic rings or rings with the straight part.
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spelling doaj-art-8d6caa7ab4a246c58536fca8949718832025-08-20T02:51:43ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Science of Gymnastics Journal1855-71712017-02-019110.52165/sgj.9.1.61-70INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATUREIgor Pušnik0Ivan Čuk1Vedran Hadžič2Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Gymnastics ring is very old that remained unchanged by shape (there were more changes in material and diameter) for more than 100 years. We made two new ring designs - one with the straight part to handle and one with the anatomic part to handle. New ring designs were compared with the classic ones during long swings in hang. All rings were of the same diameter and material, while the light distance between the upper and the bottom ring diameter was the same. Eighteen subjects were tested. Variables used were body height, body weight, body mass index, palm width and palm length, grip strength, and palm skin temperature before and after the exercise. Results show that palm skin temperature drops during long swing in hanging positions and this temperature drop is the most prominent with the classic and the straight rings. The palm skin temperature changes are not related to body mass index, relative grip strength, hand width and hand length and it seems that reasons for lower palm skin temperature can be related to the position of hands above heart and the shape of rings. In the sense of preserving good kinaesthetic awareness of the hand grip, at least for school and recreational use, the anatomic bent rings seems to be a better choice than classic rings or rings with the straight part. https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22186artistic gymnasticsthermographyhandgrip
spellingShingle Igor Pušnik
Ivan Čuk
Vedran Hadžič
INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATURE
Science of Gymnastics Journal
artistic gymnastics
thermography
hand
grip
title INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATURE
title_full INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATURE
title_fullStr INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATURE
title_full_unstemmed INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATURE
title_short INFLUENCE OF NEW ANATOMIC RING DESIGN ON PALM SKIN TEMPERATURE
title_sort influence of new anatomic ring design on palm skin temperature
topic artistic gymnastics
thermography
hand
grip
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22186
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