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- Title
Aerobic Power in Prepubescent Children with Different Levels of Physical Activity.
- Authors
Gomes Mascarenhas, Luis Paulo; Tadeu Grzelczak, Marcos; Cordeiro de Souza, William; Stabelini Neto, Antonio; Chacón-Araya, Yamileth; de Campos, Wagner
- Abstract
The purpose of the study was to compare the aerobic power of prepubescent children (Tanner 1 stage). Participants were 95 children between 7 and 9 years old, divided into 4 physical activity level groups: a) Trained (n = 24), b) Sport beginners (n = 23), c) Active (n = 24), and d) Sedentary (n = 24). Physical activity level was determined by a three-day physical activity diary. Subjects performed a treadmill Balk protocol to obtain their peak oxygen uptake. Comparisons were made using ANOVA two-way and post hoc Tukey followed-up the significant differences for p< 0,05. Trained, sport beginners and active children presented similar amount of physical activity level, but they significantly differ from the sedentary children (p< 0.05). Overall boys (50.67 ± 8.52 ml/kg/min) had higher relative peak oxygen uptake than girls (45.19 ± 6.44 ml/kg/min). The gender by group interaction showed that this difference is explained by the superior values of the trained boys (58.80 ± 8.98 ml/kg/min) when compared to trained girls (47.51 ± 5.68 ml/kg/min), even though they presented the same amount of physical activity level. The trained group (53.16 ± 9.34 ml/kg/min) showed higher relative peak oxygen uptake compared to sport beginners (48.90 ± 6.54 ml/kg/min), active children (45.46 ± 7.50 ml/kg/min) and sedentary children (44.63 ± 9.52 ml/kg/min). The results suggest that prepubescent children that participate in systematized trained programs have better physiological indicators for aerobic fitness.
- Subjects
AEROBIC capacity; CHILDREN'S health; PHYSICAL activity; EXERCISE; SPORTS research
- Publication
Retos: Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 2015, Vol 27, p203
- ISSN
1579-1726
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.47197/retos.v0i27.34379