Comparação da aptidão física relacionada à saúde de adultos de diferentes faixas etárias
About: This article is published in Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano.The article was published on 2008-07-18 and is currently open access. It has received 25 citations till now.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the level of flexibility in men and women of different ages by the sit-and-reach test and to classify them according to the Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness (CSTF).
Abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the level of flexibility in men and women of different ages by the sit-and-reach test and to classify them according to the Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness (CSTF). The results were used to elaborate a new table that reflects the population studied. The sample consisted of 16,405 physically active and inactive subjects who were divided according to age: 15 to 19 (n = 954), 20 to 29 (n = 2916), 30 to 39 (n = 2161), 40 to 49 (n = 2333), 50 to 59 (n = 2739), 60 to 69 (n = 3195), and > 70 years (n = 2107). Percentiles were calculated using the original test scores and the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles were used as cut-offs for classification as poor, below the average, average, above the average and excellent, respectively. According to the CSTF classification, the age groups from 15 to 39 years were classified as poor, with mean flexibility ranging from 24.805±9.684 to 26.130± 10.111 cm in women and from 21.480±9.905 to 22.848±9.648 cm in men. In the 40- to 69-year age groups, mean flexibility ranged from 22.768±9.627 to 25.396±9.547 in women and from 16.396±10.136 to 19.935±9.192 cm in men and was classified as below the average. Although most of the subjects performed regular exercise, the mean flexibility level observed did not correspond to the average suggested by the CSTF, demonstrating the importance of elaborating national reference tables and of establishing new normative values such as the table proposed in this study.
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TL;DR: The students that performed supervised exercise had higher levels of body composition and lung function, and there is a tendency for a negative correlation between the values ofBody composition and spirometric values, only observable in some variables (PEF, FVC and FEV₁).
Abstract: Objective: The main aim of this research project was to measure the effects of physical activity on corporal composition (BMI and waist circumference) on spirometric values and relate these indicators to the respiratory/ventilator function. Material and Methods: The sample consisted of 86 individuals, higher education students, with an average age of 21.3 ± 2.4 years, who were divided into two groups: the control group consisted of 28 sedentary subjects (20.9 ± 1.3 years), and the experimental group consisting of 58 subjects (21.5 ± 2.8 years) who undertook supervised exercise. To characterize the sample of the type of physical activity, we used an adaptation of the questionnaire Telama et al.19 We assessed the value of spirometry (PEF, FVC and FEV1) with a Microquark Cosmed spirometer and the BMI and waist circumference. The figures obtained were processed with the S.P.S.S. 19.0, the t-test, the Levene test, the Mann-Whitney test and the Spearman correlation test, adopting a significance level of 5%. Results: The experimental group achieved significantly better BMI and waist circumference results (p ≤ 0.05) and in all of the values assessed by spirometry (PEF, FVC and FEV1) compared to the control group. We also found that there is a tendency for a negative correlation between the values of body composition and spirometric values, only observable in some variables (PEF, FEV1), i.e., the higher the values of body composition, the lower the spirometric values. Conclusion: The students that performed supervised exercise had higher levels of body composition and lung function. Poor BMI and waist circumference values may lead to respiratory dysfunction in terms of ventilation and the respective lung volumes, limiting the practice of physical activity and increasing the probability of respiratory pathologies.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of 8 weeks of Capoeira progressive training program on the flexibility of beginners were analyzed using goniometry and a sit-and-reach test.
Abstract: No study has investigated the alterations in the flexibility of beginners using an experimental protocol with basic techniques of Capoeira. To analyze the effects of 8 weeks of Capoeira progressive training program on the flexibility of beginners. Twenty-one individuals divided in two groups (Capoeira: n = 13; 26.1 ± 7.2 years; 22.7 ± 2.7 kg m2(−1) and control: n = 08; 27.1 ± 0.5 years; 24.3 ± 3.3 kg m2(−1)) participated in the study. The Capoeira group performed 8 weeks of Capoeira progressive training program (two sessions per week lasting 60 min each). The experimental protocol used was exclusively based on the basic techniques of a programmed Capoeira training system. Before and after the intervention, measurements were performed aiming to analyze (1) trunk flexion flexibility through a sit-and-reach test using a Wells’ Bench (WBtf), (2) passive tension (PThf), and (3) maximum amplitude of hip flexion (MAhf) through goniometry. A two-way ANOVA revealed a main effect of group by time interaction to PThf (F = 11.797; P = 0.003; η
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= 0.383) and MAhf (F = 9.650; P = 0.006; η
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= 0.337). No significant main effect of group by time interaction occurred to WBtf (F = 3.320; P = 0.084; η
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= 0.149). The relative changes (∆ %) before and after the intervention in both groups showed that the Capoeira group significantly differed to the control group in the PThf (Capoeira: 46.2 ± 29.9 % vs. control: 5.7 ± 27.6 %; P = 0.003) and MAhf (Capoeira: 22.4 ± 24.5 % vs. control: −6.1 ± 13.1 %; P = 0.006). Eight weeks of Capoeira progressive training program resulted in a significant improvement in angular flexibility for beginners.
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TL;DR: Conclui-se that os PMs do grupo COBRA/BOPE avaliados no presente estudo apresentam de baixo a moderado risco de saude quando analisadas as variaveis antropometricas relacionadas a desenvolvimento de doenca cardiovascular.
Abstract: Os aspectos antropometricos de policias militares (PMs), tem sido pouco investigados no Brasil. Assim o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar as caracteristicas antropometricas e morfologicas de PMs do BOPE de Santa Catarina. Tambem foi objetivo correlacionar os indices antropometricos relacionados a saude com o tempo de servico na policia. Foram analisados nove policiais do genero masculino (idade: 38 ± 5,7 anos; tempo medio de servico na policia: 16,9 ± 5,1 anos) que atuam no grupo COBRA do BOPE. Alem da somatotipia, os seguintes indices foram determinados: indice de massa corporea (IMC), razao cintura-quadril (RCQ), indice de Conicidade (Indice C) e percentual de gordura corporal (%G). Os valores medios ± desvio padrao dos indices antropometricos analisados foram: IMC= 25,1 ± 2,3; RCQ= 0,91 ± 0,05; Indice C= 1,21 ± 0,03; %G= 16,1 ± 4,4%. Nao foi encontrada nenhuma correlacao significante entre os diferentes indicadores antropometricos e o tempo de servico na policia. Em relacao ao somatotipo dos PMs, foi observado um maior componente de mesomorfia para 6 dos 9 policiais analisados. O somatotipo medio foi classificado como endo-mesomorfo. Conclui-se que os PMs do grupo COBRA/BOPE avaliados no presente estudo apresentam de baixo a moderado risco de saude quando analisadas as variaveis antropometricas relacionadas a desenvolvimento de doenca cardiovascular. Com relacao as caracteristicas somatotipologicas, existe uma tendencia em apresentarem uma grande muscularidade, possivelmente devido ao tipo de atividades laborais envolvidas.
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TL;DR: The results showed significant gender differences in health-related physical fitness in male and female undergraduate students of Physical Education and Sports.
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate health-related physical fitness in male and female undergraduate students of Physical Education and Sports. Two hundred and fifty-seven 257 volunteer students aged 17 to 26 years (132 females and 125 males) underwent an antrhopometric assessment and motor fitness tests including sit-and-reach test (SRT), a modified abdominal fitness test (ABDT), and 12-minute run-walk test (12MRW). The results showed significant gender differences (p
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