Table 1

Definition of workload variables

VariableDefinition
Total distanceTotal covered (m): this includes walking, jogging, fast running and sprinting.
Low-intensity distanceTotal distance covered (m) below 14.4 km/hour.
High-speed running distanceTotal distance covered (m) between 19.8 km/hour and 25.2 km/hour.
Sprint distanceTotal distance covered (m) over 25.2 km/hour.
AccelerationsAn increase in GPS speed data for at least half a second with maximum acceleration in the period at least 0.5 m/s/s.
DecelerationsA decrease in GPS speed data for at least half a second with maximum deceleration in the period at least 0.5 m/s/s.
  • GPS, global positioning system.