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Anxiety, insomnia, and depression during COVID-19 lockdown in elite individual and team sport athletes

Psicol. reflex. crit; 35 (), 2022
Purpose: Pandemic-induced lockdowns disrupted sport training and competition. We aimed to identify the impact on the mental health of high-level athletes and clarify whether the efects difer for team-based and individual athletes. Methods: This cross-sectional survey, stratifed by sex and sport type, col...

Comparison of bioelectrical impedance parameters and body composition among street workout athletes according to training experience

Int. j. morphol; 40 (4), 2022
SUMMARY: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is useful for determining bioelectrical parameters and body composition. In turn, differences have been reported when comparing these variables in athletes by training status. Nevertheless, there is no evidence of bioelectrical impedance parameters in Stree...

Morphological differences of street workout athletes according to the training experience

Int. j. morphol; 40 (2), 2022
SUMMARY: In several sports, morphological differences exist when comparing training status. However, these are less known in novel urban sports such as Street Workout (SW). This study compares the morphological characteristics between untrained (novice) and trained (experienced) SW athletes. Thirty-seven...

Ultrasound assessment of diaphragm thickness in athletes

Int. j. morphol; 40 (2), 2022
SUMMARY: The main purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between the aerobic and anaerobic performance of diaphragm thickness in athletes. That study was conducted with 15 team athletes (TA) (age 21.80 ± 2.40 years), 15 individual athletes (IA) (age 18.93 ± 2.31 years) and the control gro...

Atuação profissional nos esportes de aventura: estudo de caso com uma treinadora de surfe

RESUMO O objetivo do estudo foi analisar o contexto de atuação profissional de uma treinadora de surfe da cidade de Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Adotaram-se procedimentos de pesquisa qualitativa e estudo de caso, por meio da combinação de técnicas de observação participante e entrevista semiest...

Pedagogical intervention in team sports: a systematic review

ABSTRACT The production of literature with intervention programs was analyzed, applied to team sports. The databases consulted on the subject, in the last 20 years, were the Web of Science, Scielo and PubMed. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines were ...

Effect of varied plyometric training in land and aquatic medium on anaerobic power of athletes

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to find out the effect of varied plyometric training (land plyometric training, aqua plyometric training and weighted vest aqua-plyometric training) on anaerobic power of school athletes. A total of forty eight (n= 48) district level school athletes were randomly...

Relative Age Effect in Brazilian water polo: analysis of male and female athletes from U16 to senior categories

Motriz (Online); 28 (), 2022
Abstract Aim: To investigate the existence of relative age effect (RAE) in Brazilian water polo athletes according to sex and age category. Methods: The birthdate of 574 Brazilian water polo athletes were organized according to the athletes' birthdates into quarters of the year (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4), an...

Running performance of non-professional female runners from different Brazilian states: the role of environmental characteristics

Motriz (Online); 28 (), 2022
Abstract Aims: (i) to compare the running performance of non-professional female runners from different Brazilian states; (ii) to estimate the relationship between environmental state-related variables and running performance; and (iii) to analyze the mediation role of training commitment in the relatio...

The paradox of mental health versus mental disease in elite athletes: a scoping review

Motriz (Online); 28 (), 2022
Abstract Aim: To analyze the concepts of mental health and illness as well as the instruments used to measure them in the elite athlete. Methods: The scoping review was conducted using PubMed, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, and Scielo. The keywords "Mental Health" AND "Sport" AND "Athlete" were used to find st...