Load
Life makes demands. How does the body respond?
This project uses “load” as an umbrella term for the demands life places on the body and mind. Exercise, cognitive tasks and environmental changes are measured in different ways; they cannot simply be added into a medical score.
Editorial preview · Scientific review pendingBegin with the demand
Training, a demanding task and a disrupted routine create different demands. In this project, load is an umbrella term that helps connect these contexts; it is not a single established measure.
Context changes the question
Sport recovery frameworks consider training alongside other life demands. Predictive regulation offers another way to think about how resources meet anticipated needs.[1][2]
What this term does not tell us
These demands have different units and time scales. A list of busy days cannot be added into a clinical score. Start by naming the demand, its duration and the function you want to understand.
Load is not necessarily harmful. Intensity, duration and individual context all matter.
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Core reading
- Allostasis: a model of predictive regulation ↗
Peter Sterling
Study record & citations
Physiology & Behavior · 2012 - Recovery and Performance in Sport: Consensus Statement ↗
Michael Kellmann · Maurizio Bertollo · Laurent Bosquet · Michel Brink · Aaron J. Coutts · et al.
Study record & citations
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance · 2018
Editorial & review record
An author and scientific reviewer have not yet been appointed. Names and dates will be published when the work is completed.
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