Ouergui, Ibrahim and Hssin, Nizar and Haddad, Monoem and Padulo, Johnny and Franchini, Emerson and Gmada, Nabil and Bouhlel, Ezzedine (2014) The effects of five weeks of kickboxing training on physical fitness. M.L.T.J. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 4 (2). pp. 106-113. ISSN 2240-4554
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Abstract
Aim: the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of kickboxing training on physical fitness. Methods: 30 subjects were randomized into a kickboxing-group (n=15) and control group (n=15). Each group trained approximately 1-hour per day, three-times per a week during five weeks. Musclepower (upper-body: bench-press-test, medicineball-test; lower-body: squat-jump and countermovement-jump-test), flexibility, speed and agility, aerobic (progressive maximal exercise test), anaerobic fitness (Wingate test) and body composition were assessed before and after the training period. Results: the kickboxing group showed significant improvement (p < 0.05) in upper-body muscle power, aerobic power, anaerobic fitness, flexibility, speed and agility after training whereas body composition, squat jump and counter movement jump (height, power and velocity components) did not change for both groups. Conclusion: kickboxing-practice was effective to change many physical variables. Thus, this activity can be useful for enhancing physical fitness, but complementary activities and/or nutritional interventions should be necessary.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | aerobic fitness, body composition, combat sport, muscles performance |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.1 Ferite e lesioni |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2015 09:45 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2015 09:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/10705 |
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