Comparative analysis between two models of active aging and its influence on body composition, strength levels and quality of life: long-distance runners versus bodybuilders practitioners.
Autor: | Latorre-Román PÁ; Department of Didactics of Corporal Expression, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain.. fgpinill@ujaen.es., Izquierdo-Sánchez JM; Department of Didactics of Corporal Expression, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain.. fgpinill@ujaen.es., Salas-Sánchez J; Universidad Autónoma de Chile.. fgpinill@ujaen.es., García-Pinillos F; Department of Didactics of Corporal Expression, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain.. fgpinill@ujaen.es. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Nutricion hospitalaria [Nutr Hosp] 2015 Apr 01; Vol. 31 (4), pp. 1717-25. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 01. |
DOI: | 10.3305/nh.2015.31.4.8479 |
Abstrakt: | Aim: To analyze the body composition, strength level, and the quality of life related to the health (QoL) in veteran sportsmen (>35 years old) in relation to sedentary ones (S), and to compare the result in the mentioned variables between two models of sports practice, long-distance runners (LDR) and bodybuilding practitioners (BBP). Methods: One hundred forty-eight male participants took part and were distributed into three groups: 47 LDR (age=42.01±6.96 years), 49 BBP (age=45.14±7.04 years), and 47 S (age=43.71±8.75 years). Body composition, upper- and lower-limb strength level, and QoL were assessed. Results: The LDR and BBP obtained better performance in countermovement jump (CMJ) than the S ones (+0.06 m, p<0.001). Significant differences were found in BMI and %fat mass, between BBP and S with relation to LDR (p<0.001). In relation to the effect of aging on body composition, the muscle mass is reduced in all groups controlled (LDR, BBP, and S). Additionally, the %fat mass is increased only in S group (p< 0.05). The CMJ performance is significantly reduced only in S group (-0.07 m, p<0.001). Conclusions: The results suggested that the LDR as a model of active aging showed healthier values in BMI and %fat mass as well as greater results in QoL than BBP and S groups. Nevertheless, the LDR group showed similar values to S ones in muscle mass. The regression analysis performed showed that the sedentary habit predicts the %fat mass and CMJ performance. (Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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