Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510275
Training Loads and Jump Performance of Volleyball Athletes during a Microcycle
Ananda Silveira Cardoso, Guilherme Pereira Berriel, Lavinia Martins de Luca, Leonardo A Peyre-Tartaruga and Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel
Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
The present study analyzed the behavior of internal loads through the session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) method and its monotony and strain indicators, as well as the external loads through vertical jump monitoring, during two training weeks of the preparatory phase of athletes from the Brazilian under-19 volleyball team....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510274
Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in an Adolescent with Muscle Dysmorphia
Hafize H Kahya, Melis Pehlivanturk Kizilkan and Sinem Akgul
Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with muscle dysmorphia who presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain and was diagnosed with pneumomediastinum. Etiology was attributed to elevated intrathoracic pressure during strenuous weightlifting exercises, combined with dietary restrictions that may have weakened the alveolar walls....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510273
Effects of Body Composition on the Cardiorespiratory Capacities of Perimenopausal Women Living with Obesity
Mohamed Ridha GUEDJATI, Adeila Dallel TAIBI and Souad MAAKOUF
Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
Obesity is a metabolic disease characterized by abnormal fat accumulation. Physical inactivity can contribute to this accumulation of fat, which reduces cardiorespiratory capacity in obese women. The excess weight can impair both cardiometabolic and mechanical functions. The perimenopausal phase is marked by changes that affect women's body composition. Our aim is to identify the effects of body composition on cardio-respiratory capacities of perimenopausal women living with obesity....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510272
Impact of the Traditional Game "Otsongui" (Apnea) on Spirometric, Cardiovascular Parameters and Body Composition in Overweight and Obese School Children
Alongo Yvon Rock Ghislain, Moussouami Simplice Innocent, Itoua Oniangue Assoba Kiel, Ambomo Inongo Gonel Osy, Ibata Ondze Chelmy and Ampa Raoul
Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
"Otsongui" apnea game, practiced in an extracurricular context, on the health of overweight and obese school children. The experiment was based on a 12-week program, applied to a sample of 60 overweight and obese students (mean age: 18 years), randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group (EG) and a control group (CG), each composed of 30 participants....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510271
Association between Static Postural Alignment of Lower Limbs and Hip Pain in Dancers
Geovana Minikovski, Cecília Rabuske and Cláudia Tarragô Candotti
Article Type: Original Research | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
This is an analytical, cross-sectional, and prospective population-based study conducted with 346 dancers of both sexes, each with at least five years of ballet experience. The dancers were assessed during the 2023 Joinville Dance Festival and divided into two groups: Those with hip pain (n = 132) and those without hip pain (n = 214). The following instruments were used: Anamnesis to characterize the sample...
