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- Title
Differences in Anthropometry, Biological Age and Physical Fitness Between Young Elite Kayakers and Canoeists.
- Authors
López-Plaza, Daniel; Alacid, Fernando; María Muyor, José; Ángel López-Miñarro, Pedro
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the anthropometric and physical characteristics of youth elite paddlers and to identify the differences between kayakers and canoeists. A total of 171 male paddlers (eighty-nine kayakers and eighty-two canoeists), aged 13.69 ± 0.57 years (mean ± SD) volunteered to participate in this study. The participants completed basic anthropometric assessments (body mass, stretch stature, sitting height, body mass index, maturity level, sum of 6 skinfolds and fat mass percentage) as well as a battery of physical fitness tests (overhead medicine ball throw, counter movement jump, sit-and-reach and 20 m multi-stage shuttle run tests). The anthropometric results revealed a significantly larger body size (stretch stature and sitting height) and body mass in the kayakers (p < 0.01) as well as a more mature biological status (p = 0.003). The physical fitness level exhibited by the kayakers was likewise significantly greater than that of the canoeists, both in the counter movement jump and estimated VO2max (p < 0.05), as well as in the overhead medicine ball throw and sit-and-reach test (p < 0.01). These findings confirm the more robust and mature profile of youth kayakers that might be associated with the superior fitness level observed and the specific requirements of this sport discipline.
- Subjects
ANTHROPOMETRY; AGE &; sports; PHYSICAL fitness; KAYAKERS; CANOEISTS
- Publication
Journal of Human Kinetics, 2017, Vol 57, Issue 1, p181
- ISSN
1640-5544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/hukin-2017-0059