Effect of judo practice on the body composition of children and adolescents: A 9 month intervention

Autor: Diego de Souza Miranda, Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva, Vinícius Yukio Botelho Suetake, Davi da Silva Alves, Daniel Eduardo Rodrigues de Sousa, Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior, Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, Vol 23, Iss spe2 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1980-6574
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-6574201700si0090
Popis: Abstract Aims: To analyze the effects of 9 months of judo training on the body composition of children and adolescents. Methods: 105 children and adolescents aged between 5 and 15 years were divided into two groups: control (n=40) and Judo (n=65), all participants of one Philanthropic institution. Anthropometric measurements, total body composition, and body composition per region were performed using DEXA. The judo intervention lasted 9 months, held twice a week for one hour. The control group did not perform any type of training. Repeated measures ANOVA with adjustments for age, sex, and maturation, and the effect size by Eta Squared were performed. SPSS software version 13.0 was used and the statistical significance adopted was p-value
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