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PHYSICAL FITNESS IN CORE STRENGTHENING TRAINING IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PRACTICING AEROBIC GYMNASTICS

APTIDÃO FÍSICA NO TREINO DE FORTALECIMENTO DO CORE EM UNIVERSITÁRIAS PRATICANTES DE GINÁSTICA AERÓBICA

APTITUD FÍSICA EN EL ENTRENAMIENTO DE FORTALECIMIENTO DEL CORE EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIAS QUE PRACTICAN GIMNASIA AERÓBICA

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Aerobic gymnastics is an emerging sport. It develops mainly the aerobic body metabolism improving the cardiopulmonary function of the practitioner.

Objective

To analyze the influence of core strength training on the physical fitness of university athletes who practice aerobic gymnastics.

Methods

Using mathematical statistics, we studied the influence of aerobic exercise on the physical fitness of female college athletes. The fitness index test of female college aerobics athletes was performed with Excel 2007, and the obtained results were discussed.

Results

College female students showed significant improvement in somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, and other four factors after aerobic gymnastics exercise (P<0.05). After the practice period, female college students improved orthostatic performance, long jump, stretching in sitting forward position, 1 minute sitting, running four times round trip for 10 meters, and 800 meters. The increase was 11.16cm, 5.02cm, 8.34 times/min, 2.13s, and 9.42s.

Conclusion

Core training in aerobic gymnastics can strengthen the body, allowing awareness of physical training in college women. Evidence Level II; Therapeutic Studies – Investigating the results.

Gymnastics; Woman; Resistance Training

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