Impact of body composition on physical fitness components in the Mexican Navy: Is overweight an issue?
| Autor: | Mario Acevedo-Mora, Ambar López-Macay, José. A Rangel-Sánchez, Gabriela Angélica Martínez-Nava, Diego Mirabent-Amor, Egner Hernández-Zamudio, José G. Franco-Sánchez, Erika Estrada-Camarena, Jesús F. Valencia-León, José U. Baños-Vázquez, Luis A. Bonilla-Arcuate, Alexandra Luna-Angulo, Laura Sánchez-Chapul, Israel Gutiérrez-García, Liliana Téllez-Cárdenas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Gerontology
Physical fitness body mass index Overweight General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Composition (language) military Applied Psychology body composition cardiorespiratory fitness business.industry Cardiorespiratory fitness 030229 sport sciences Service member Navy Medicine overweigh medicine.symptom business Psychology Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Cogent Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2331-205X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2331205x.2020.1807083 |
| Popis: | Overweight and inadequate physical fitness are critical variables that impact directly on the health, wellbeing of service members and military readiness, characteristics required to overcome dangerous situations during sea rescues and in the first line of combat in the Mexican Navy. Here we determined the impact of body composition (BC) on physical fitness components (PFC) [cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and muscle strength-resistance (MSR)] of 110 marines, rescue swimmers, and divers of the Mexican Navy classified as overweight. We found significant differences in medians of BC and PFC among groups (p |
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