This paper is focused on the microclimatic research in several buildings and rooms used for sport at the University. The attention is paid mainly to the problems of dimensions of space, capacity and activity of sportsmen, and influence of space ventilation. The air samples for microbiological...

Participation in ice-skating sports, particularly figure skating, ice hockey and speed skating, has increased in recent years. Competitive athletes in these sports experience a range of dermatological injuries related to mechanical factors: exposure to cold temperatures, infectious agents and...

As well as having many positive effects, sports activities can cause medical and surgical problems which are the especial concern of specialists in the orthopaedic, neurological, cardiological and pneumologic fields. However, sports medicine pays little attention to dermatological diseases,...

Calcium and vitamin D play an important role in an athlete's health, training, and performance. While it has long been recognized that adequate calcium and vitamin D status is necessary for bone health, newer research is highlighting nonskeletal benefits-particularly for vitamin D-which include...

Vegan and vegetarian diets have become increasingly popular in developed countries. The aim of the research presented here is to review publications referring to the role of plants, algae, bacteria and fungi in the diet of vegan and vegetarian sportsmen published in the period 2000-2021. The review ...

In the first systematic study of turfgrass in Slovenia, which was performed in 2015 in 20 soccer fields, sward cover, composition of turfgrass, and the occurrence of fungi, pests and weeds were evaluated. Turfgrass managers of all investigated soccer fields were interviewed with the aim of...

Aim: Dermatologic diseases are commonly found in people engaged in contact sports. Particularly wrestlers can easily contract skin infections. The aim of this study is to reveal the incidence of infectious skin diseases engaged in wrestling athletes living in different climate regions. Material and ...

In cooler regions of the temperate climate, there is a need to extend the football grounds accessibility beyond the natural grass vegetation season due to the football season set by UEFA from mid-February to mid-December. Turf covering is one of the methods that can be used. As this may be...

Soccer is a very popular group sport in Slovenia and soccer fields are therefore spread all across the country. The differences in their appearance are noticeable, as budgets for maintenance and management vary greatly. Our main hypothesis was that turfgrass in the soccer fields owned or used by...

Sports anemia was an important concern problem in the field of sports, affecting the athletes' physical health and competitive level seriously. In order to change the status, earthworms were used as raw materials to extract ferritin from biomass, and a functional food was developed in combination...