Abstract Introduction: Spirometry testing is a physiological test measuring lung volume and flows. Compared to the other components of the respiratory system, training does not result into significant improvements as for the increase of the expiratory flow. The assessment of the respiratory function may indicate certain disorders of the bronchi and of the lungs, but, on the other hand, it offers little information on the aerobic capacity of the individuals or the effects of physical exercises. Aim: The purpose of this research was to study the respiratory volumes in two football teams that are part of two different leagues (2nd league, and 5th league, respectively), and to compare these results with the ones at the international level. Materials and methods: We included in this research two football teams in two different leagues (2nd league, and 5th league, respectively) and, from each team, we chose the players with the highest number of minutes spent playing throughout the championship return phase. In order to perform spirometry, we used a portable spirometer (Spirotube Spirometer, PC Spirometer). The prediction method used by the spirometer software was the one presented by the European Respiratory Society and Kudson. Results: By comparing the environments of the two groups we can see that, in terms of height and weight, the two samples present close values. According to the results recorded with the help of the spirometer, the value of the forced vital capacity (FVC = 4.50) represents 98% of the normal level, and the Expiratory volume per second FEV1 (FEV1 = 4.50) represents 97% of the normal level. Within the ASU group, the value of the forced vital capacity (FVC = 5.19) represents 95% of the normal level, and the Expiratory volume per second (FEV1 = 4.45) represents 95% of the normal level. As we can see, neither of the groups reaches the normal potential. However, the CS UVT group reaches a higher percentage than the other, although they play their matches in a lower league. Conclusions: Considering that we could not compare the types of training that the two teams had during the preparation phase, we cannot say whether such trainings had a certain effect on the subjects. Further research should be carried out in order to determine if the type of training had a beneficial effect in the case of the CS UVT group.
{"title":"Evaluation of the ventilometric parameters of two football teams in different leagues","authors":"Gabriel Arnăutu, Remus Datcu","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2019-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2019-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Introduction: Spirometry testing is a physiological test measuring lung volume and flows. Compared to the other components of the respiratory system, training does not result into significant improvements as for the increase of the expiratory flow. The assessment of the respiratory function may indicate certain disorders of the bronchi and of the lungs, but, on the other hand, it offers little information on the aerobic capacity of the individuals or the effects of physical exercises. Aim: The purpose of this research was to study the respiratory volumes in two football teams that are part of two different leagues (2nd league, and 5th league, respectively), and to compare these results with the ones at the international level. Materials and methods: We included in this research two football teams in two different leagues (2nd league, and 5th league, respectively) and, from each team, we chose the players with the highest number of minutes spent playing throughout the championship return phase. In order to perform spirometry, we used a portable spirometer (Spirotube Spirometer, PC Spirometer). The prediction method used by the spirometer software was the one presented by the European Respiratory Society and Kudson. Results: By comparing the environments of the two groups we can see that, in terms of height and weight, the two samples present close values. According to the results recorded with the help of the spirometer, the value of the forced vital capacity (FVC = 4.50) represents 98% of the normal level, and the Expiratory volume per second FEV1 (FEV1 = 4.50) represents 97% of the normal level. Within the ASU group, the value of the forced vital capacity (FVC = 5.19) represents 95% of the normal level, and the Expiratory volume per second (FEV1 = 4.45) represents 95% of the normal level. As we can see, neither of the groups reaches the normal potential. However, the CS UVT group reaches a higher percentage than the other, although they play their matches in a lower league. Conclusions: Considering that we could not compare the types of training that the two teams had during the preparation phase, we cannot say whether such trainings had a certain effect on the subjects. Further research should be carried out in order to determine if the type of training had a beneficial effect in the case of the CS UVT group.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"400 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116655489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Aim: The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the association of the Body Mass Index (BMI) and quality of life (QoL) components in students aged 19 to 22 that attended physical education classes once a week during a whole semester. The students come from different faculties of the West University of Timişoara. Methods: The research was conducted during the physical education classes to which they participated during one semester. The research has begun in October 2018 and ended in January 2019. A total of 400 students were asked to participate in this study, 200 female and 200 male students. As research methods, we used the RAND 36 Item Short Form Health Survey SF-36 questionnaire to assess the quality of life, as well as the statistical-mathematical method. Results: Our results showed that 66% of the students had a normal BMI, 12% are underweight, 17% are overweight and 12% are obese. It has been found that the quality of life score does not depend on the body mass index. No correlation has been found between the QOL total score and BMI in neither male students r=0.035, R²=0.0012, p=0.62, nor female students r=-0.01, R²<0.001, p=0.88.
{"title":"Body mass index and quality of life among students aged nineteen to twenty two years","authors":"Nada Arseni, Hans-Eric Reitmayer","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2019-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2019-0002","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Aim: The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the association of the Body Mass Index (BMI) and quality of life (QoL) components in students aged 19 to 22 that attended physical education classes once a week during a whole semester. The students come from different faculties of the West University of Timişoara. Methods: The research was conducted during the physical education classes to which they participated during one semester. The research has begun in October 2018 and ended in January 2019. A total of 400 students were asked to participate in this study, 200 female and 200 male students. As research methods, we used the RAND 36 Item Short Form Health Survey SF-36 questionnaire to assess the quality of life, as well as the statistical-mathematical method. Results: Our results showed that 66% of the students had a normal BMI, 12% are underweight, 17% are overweight and 12% are obese. It has been found that the quality of life score does not depend on the body mass index. No correlation has been found between the QOL total score and BMI in neither male students r=0.035, R²=0.0012, p=0.62, nor female students r=-0.01, R²<0.001, p=0.88.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129245176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Aim: This research was designed to rate the practical guidance of break-based schools on the levels of physical athletic performance in middle schools. Subjected by similar studies carried out in base schools this research aims at increasing physical activity in other parts of students’ lives, advocated in developing nations as benefits meant to improve the school-based physical education system. Methods: We recruited three teachers voluntarily involved in this study to carry out our protocol for two months (March-April). The study took place during academic years 2016-2017 in the academic sector of Naama Algeria and included 120 male scholars, aged 14.15 ± 1.33 years. They were divided in three homogenous groups, based on the type of break: group 1/GCB (using conversation games), group2 / GSPS (using singing games), group3/GRP (using role-playing games). Activities were conducted daily, 10 minutes each, twice per day in March and April. Data were collected using the alpha-fitness test battery. A statistical analysis was performed based on the SPSS program, using ANOVA one way, Levene’s Statistic, and Person's correlation coefficient in order to analyse the differences between the groups with a significance threshold of p <0.05. Results: Our outcomes revealed the benefits of the role-playing games during breaks for improving physical performance in middle schools. These results can be used as a recommended strategy that helps increasing physical activity among our scholars. Conclusion: Our results allow us to affirm that Algerian educational programs in middle schools have missed the integration of active breaks, estimated in this study as an additional physical activity for the well-being of our scholars.
{"title":"Breaks in primary schools and their influence on maintaining and promoting physical fitness and wellness at the level of middle schools","authors":"M. Zerf","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0010","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Aim: This research was designed to rate the practical guidance of break-based schools on the levels of physical athletic performance in middle schools. Subjected by similar studies carried out in base schools this research aims at increasing physical activity in other parts of students’ lives, advocated in developing nations as benefits meant to improve the school-based physical education system. Methods: We recruited three teachers voluntarily involved in this study to carry out our protocol for two months (March-April). The study took place during academic years 2016-2017 in the academic sector of Naama Algeria and included 120 male scholars, aged 14.15 ± 1.33 years. They were divided in three homogenous groups, based on the type of break: group 1/GCB (using conversation games), group2 / GSPS (using singing games), group3/GRP (using role-playing games). Activities were conducted daily, 10 minutes each, twice per day in March and April. Data were collected using the alpha-fitness test battery. A statistical analysis was performed based on the SPSS program, using ANOVA one way, Levene’s Statistic, and Person's correlation coefficient in order to analyse the differences between the groups with a significance threshold of p <0.05. Results: Our outcomes revealed the benefits of the role-playing games during breaks for improving physical performance in middle schools. These results can be used as a recommended strategy that helps increasing physical activity among our scholars. Conclusion: Our results allow us to affirm that Algerian educational programs in middle schools have missed the integration of active breaks, estimated in this study as an additional physical activity for the well-being of our scholars.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114915547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background: Kinesio Taping (KT) is a widely used treatment method in the clinical practice that is also largely applied as a therapy for lumbar pain. The method was invented in 1970 by Kenzo Kase et al. and is represented by the application of adhesive tapes on the skin, that are very thin and with elasticity similar to the skin. Although it is frequently used, the efficacy of kinesio taping is still to be proven, and the mechanism it is based upon still remains unclear. Lumbar pain is a very important health issue worldwide; it is pain in the lumbar-sacral region, at the L4-L5 level. Chronic lumbar pain has a high prevalence across the world, affecting especially patients that are over 45 and being associated with high medical and social costs. The aim of this paper is to present a systematic literature analysis regarding the effects of kinesio taping on lumbar pain and on the degree of disability it can lead to. Materials and methods: The research is based on the analysis of relevant scientific studies on the effects of kinesio taping on lumbar pain published in different data basis such as NCBI, PubMed, Crossref, Cochrane Library, Scope Med, Net Journals, and Research Gate between 2012 and 2017. Results: 30 articles were included in the study out of the total number on the topic, articles that correspond with the aim of the study and that present the most recent advancements in the field. Conclusions: KT generally has effects that are similar with those of traditional treatment methods for lower back pain and for the disabilities it can produce, but results appear much faster; moreover, the efficacy is higher when KT is associated with traditional treatment options.
{"title":"The potential value of kinesio taping for the management of nonspecific low back pain","authors":"Ș. Gligor, R. Gligor","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background: Kinesio Taping (KT) is a widely used treatment method in the clinical practice that is also largely applied as a therapy for lumbar pain. The method was invented in 1970 by Kenzo Kase et al. and is represented by the application of adhesive tapes on the skin, that are very thin and with elasticity similar to the skin. Although it is frequently used, the efficacy of kinesio taping is still to be proven, and the mechanism it is based upon still remains unclear. Lumbar pain is a very important health issue worldwide; it is pain in the lumbar-sacral region, at the L4-L5 level. Chronic lumbar pain has a high prevalence across the world, affecting especially patients that are over 45 and being associated with high medical and social costs. The aim of this paper is to present a systematic literature analysis regarding the effects of kinesio taping on lumbar pain and on the degree of disability it can lead to. Materials and methods: The research is based on the analysis of relevant scientific studies on the effects of kinesio taping on lumbar pain published in different data basis such as NCBI, PubMed, Crossref, Cochrane Library, Scope Med, Net Journals, and Research Gate between 2012 and 2017. Results: 30 articles were included in the study out of the total number on the topic, articles that correspond with the aim of the study and that present the most recent advancements in the field. Conclusions: KT generally has effects that are similar with those of traditional treatment methods for lower back pain and for the disabilities it can produce, but results appear much faster; moreover, the efficacy is higher when KT is associated with traditional treatment options.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133711100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Introduction: The publication of the first results regarding the effects of gene therapy on muscle mass and muscle force in rodents has sparked sustained interest from the part of trainers, athletes and other categories of specialists concerning this ethically-questionable revolutionary method, which would increase sporting performance. The purpose of this study is to find out if gene doping poses a real threat in today’s performance sport through synthesizing the main information regarding the ways of using and the screening of the ways in which it has been used by athletes, as well as the measures undertaken in later years in connection to their regulation. The methods employed were the perusal and analysis of information published in research papers (accessed through Clarivate Analytics and Google Scholar) or in other official sources by using the following key words: genetic doping coupled with screening, effects, WADA etc. The results have highlighted the fact that, from the multitude of information obtained, a significant part is based on assumptions and discussions without any palpable evidence; regardless, one may also encounter some papers supported by objective data which made possible the extraction of real and coherent information. Conclusions: Gene doping remains the latest challenge in the doping matter and it raised the interest of athletes and trainers in order to try to control and manipulate performance parameters and processes such as muscular mass, strength, power, speed, endurance, tissue regeneration and repair, pain perception; the steps that have been made recently for the screening and regulation of gene doping are consistent and ensure a relatively safe environment for clean sport.
{"title":"Current threats on gene doping - a systematic review","authors":"M. Oravițan","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0013","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Introduction: The publication of the first results regarding the effects of gene therapy on muscle mass and muscle force in rodents has sparked sustained interest from the part of trainers, athletes and other categories of specialists concerning this ethically-questionable revolutionary method, which would increase sporting performance. The purpose of this study is to find out if gene doping poses a real threat in today’s performance sport through synthesizing the main information regarding the ways of using and the screening of the ways in which it has been used by athletes, as well as the measures undertaken in later years in connection to their regulation. The methods employed were the perusal and analysis of information published in research papers (accessed through Clarivate Analytics and Google Scholar) or in other official sources by using the following key words: genetic doping coupled with screening, effects, WADA etc. The results have highlighted the fact that, from the multitude of information obtained, a significant part is based on assumptions and discussions without any palpable evidence; regardless, one may also encounter some papers supported by objective data which made possible the extraction of real and coherent information. Conclusions: Gene doping remains the latest challenge in the doping matter and it raised the interest of athletes and trainers in order to try to control and manipulate performance parameters and processes such as muscular mass, strength, power, speed, endurance, tissue regeneration and repair, pain perception; the steps that have been made recently for the screening and regulation of gene doping are consistent and ensure a relatively safe environment for clean sport.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116743714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract The aim of this paper was to study a number of 34 athletes practicing different kinds of sports activities, in order to determine whether they have developed a certain spine deficiency and if there is any association between the type of sports they practice and the postural changes they develop. Methods: In this study we have enrolled 12 members of the men’s volleyball team of the “West University of Timisoara”, 9 members of the men’s football team ASU Politehnica Timișoara, and 13 members of the men’s basketball team BC SCM Timișoara. Postural analysis was carried out with the Zebris CMS-10 from the mechatronics department of the Politehinca University Timisoara, a device that determines the spatial coordinates of the spinous processes. From the obtained data we have established the angle of the spinal deviation both sagittal and frontal, in a similar manner as with the Cobb method. Results: We have observed a reduction in the spinal curvature in volleyball players; 8 out of 12 had values under the normal range that can in time lead to a rigid spine. 7 players from the basketball team presented values out of the normal range for kyphosis and 8 of them for lordosis, while all except two of the team players present with a front plane deviation of the spine. From the evaluation of the football players from ASU Politehnica Timișoara we cannot generalize a deviation in the sagittal plane, but all of them present deviations in the frontal plane. Conclusion: Professional athletes can also present postural changes determined by the positions they most frequently adopt depending on the type of sports they practice.
摘要本文的目的是对34名从事不同类型体育活动的运动员进行研究，以确定他们是否出现了某种脊柱缺陷，以及他们所从事的运动类型与他们所发生的姿势变化之间是否存在关联。方法:在本研究中，我们招募了“西蒂米什瓦拉大学”12名男子排球队成员，ASU Politehnica男子足球队9名成员Timișoara, BC SCM男子篮球队13名成员Timișoara。姿势分析是用蒂米什瓦拉Politehinca大学机电工程系的Zebris CMS-10进行的，这是一种确定棘突空间坐标的设备。根据获得的数据，我们以与Cobb方法相似的方式确定了脊柱矢状面和额状面偏离的角度。结果:我们观察到排球运动员脊柱曲度降低;12人中有8人的值低于正常范围，可能及时导致脊柱僵硬。7名篮球队队员后凸值超出正常范围，8名前凸值超出正常范围，除2名队员外，其余队员均出现脊柱前平面偏曲。从ASU Politehnica足球运动员Timișoara的评价来看，我们不能概括出矢状面偏差，但他们都在正位面出现偏差。结论:职业运动员也可以呈现由他们最常采用的姿势决定的姿势变化，这取决于他们所练习的运动类型。
{"title":"Evaluation of posture in sports performance","authors":"Nicolae-Adrian Jurjiu, C. Pantea","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The aim of this paper was to study a number of 34 athletes practicing different kinds of sports activities, in order to determine whether they have developed a certain spine deficiency and if there is any association between the type of sports they practice and the postural changes they develop. Methods: In this study we have enrolled 12 members of the men’s volleyball team of the “West University of Timisoara”, 9 members of the men’s football team ASU Politehnica Timișoara, and 13 members of the men’s basketball team BC SCM Timișoara. Postural analysis was carried out with the Zebris CMS-10 from the mechatronics department of the Politehinca University Timisoara, a device that determines the spatial coordinates of the spinous processes. From the obtained data we have established the angle of the spinal deviation both sagittal and frontal, in a similar manner as with the Cobb method. Results: We have observed a reduction in the spinal curvature in volleyball players; 8 out of 12 had values under the normal range that can in time lead to a rigid spine. 7 players from the basketball team presented values out of the normal range for kyphosis and 8 of them for lordosis, while all except two of the team players present with a front plane deviation of the spine. From the evaluation of the football players from ASU Politehnica Timișoara we cannot generalize a deviation in the sagittal plane, but all of them present deviations in the frontal plane. Conclusion: Professional athletes can also present postural changes determined by the positions they most frequently adopt depending on the type of sports they practice.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121577887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Aim: The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the differences between men and women regarding their reasons for practicing fitness. Methods: The research was conducted at a sports club in Reșita, in April 2018, on 100 respondents, 71 of them were men and 29 were women. As research methods, we used the survey method - the questionnaire, the observation method, the statistical-mathematical method and the graphic representation method. Results: The results of the survey show that men and women practice fitness to combat sedentariness, but differently: mainly, men are looking to develop muscle mass and for women, the main aim is to lose weight by diminishing body fat.
{"title":"Gender differences on the grounds of practicing fitness","authors":"Nada Arseni","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0011","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Aim: The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the differences between men and women regarding their reasons for practicing fitness. Methods: The research was conducted at a sports club in Reșita, in April 2018, on 100 respondents, 71 of them were men and 29 were women. As research methods, we used the survey method - the questionnaire, the observation method, the statistical-mathematical method and the graphic representation method. Results: The results of the survey show that men and women practice fitness to combat sedentariness, but differently: mainly, men are looking to develop muscle mass and for women, the main aim is to lose weight by diminishing body fat.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131718507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. A. Guță, H. Zippenfening, S. Zippenfening, Z. Popa, Alexandra Rusu, Sorin Stoia, Violeta Almăjan Guță, C. Avram
Abstract Introduction: We started from the idea that the association of dietary supplements recommended by specialists and approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency with natural honey-based products, is beneficial for improving body composition and effort capacity in elite rugby players. The main purpose of this study was to determine the type of carbohydrates with the most beneficial effects for recovery and performance. Materials and methods: The study lasted 30 days and included 30 rugby players from SCM Timisoara Saracens Rugby team. They were randomly divided into 2 groups: the study group who consumed dietary supplements based on apiculture and herbal products, along with classical nutritional supplements and the control group that only used classical supplements. With the help of the InBody 720 Body Composition Analyzer, we evaluated the body composition parameters, and the player’s ability to repeatedly perform high-intensity aerobic work was established with the intermittent Recovery Level 2 YO-YO test. Results: The results show a significant increase in the average running distance in the fitness test for the study group (p = 0.021) and also for the control group (p = 0.008), with a considerable difference between the groups in terms of running distance (increase by 300 meters versus 208 meters in the control group) but without a significant difference between groups at the end of the study (p = 0.789). Improvements in body composition parameters were found in both groups, but significant differences between groups occurred only in terms of extracellular fluids/total body fluids ratio (p = 0.047) and extracellular water/total water ratio (p = 0.042). The study group showed a significant decrease in total body fat (p = 0.054) and visceral fat area (p = 0.002) and an increase in extracellular water (p = 0.013). The control group experienced a significant decrease in body fat and body fat percentage (p = 0.013 and p = 0.017 respectively), and increase in terms of skeletal muscle mass (p = 0.03), intracellular water (p = 0.03) and total water = 0.032). Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the importance of the type and quality of nutritional supplements in professional athletes training.
{"title":"Dietary supplements and exercise capacity in professional rugby players","authors":"B. A. Guță, H. Zippenfening, S. Zippenfening, Z. Popa, Alexandra Rusu, Sorin Stoia, Violeta Almăjan Guță, C. Avram","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0005","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Introduction: We started from the idea that the association of dietary supplements recommended by specialists and approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency with natural honey-based products, is beneficial for improving body composition and effort capacity in elite rugby players. The main purpose of this study was to determine the type of carbohydrates with the most beneficial effects for recovery and performance. Materials and methods: The study lasted 30 days and included 30 rugby players from SCM Timisoara Saracens Rugby team. They were randomly divided into 2 groups: the study group who consumed dietary supplements based on apiculture and herbal products, along with classical nutritional supplements and the control group that only used classical supplements. With the help of the InBody 720 Body Composition Analyzer, we evaluated the body composition parameters, and the player’s ability to repeatedly perform high-intensity aerobic work was established with the intermittent Recovery Level 2 YO-YO test. Results: The results show a significant increase in the average running distance in the fitness test for the study group (p = 0.021) and also for the control group (p = 0.008), with a considerable difference between the groups in terms of running distance (increase by 300 meters versus 208 meters in the control group) but without a significant difference between groups at the end of the study (p = 0.789). Improvements in body composition parameters were found in both groups, but significant differences between groups occurred only in terms of extracellular fluids/total body fluids ratio (p = 0.047) and extracellular water/total water ratio (p = 0.042). The study group showed a significant decrease in total body fat (p = 0.054) and visceral fat area (p = 0.002) and an increase in extracellular water (p = 0.013). The control group experienced a significant decrease in body fat and body fat percentage (p = 0.013 and p = 0.017 respectively), and increase in terms of skeletal muscle mass (p = 0.03), intracellular water (p = 0.03) and total water = 0.032). Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the importance of the type and quality of nutritional supplements in professional athletes training.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121893681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vasile Septimiu Ormenișan, Maria Daniela Macra Oșorhean, P. Radu, R. Rozsnyai
Abstract Introduction: In physical and sports education, the effort dosing is essential for achieving the goals and is managed by altering the effort parameters and correlating these with a certain type of rest, respecting the physical norms of the body. According to a study, analyzing and comparison of “The Gauss curve” during a physical education and sport lesson, the expected rising of the effort curve was denied during its first 3 stages. Especially between stage 2 (Preparation of the body for effort) and stage 3 (Selective influence of the locomotive apparatus) there is a decrease of the heart rate. During the sports lessons, we recorded for 10 hours the heart rate of 10 children from 2 different classes of the same grade, 5-A and 5-B, creating one control group (of 5 boys) and one experimental group (5 boys). For the experimental group we recorded for 10 different classes, interchanging stages 2 with 3, more exactly, the stage “Selective influence of the locomotive apparatus” was done before the stage “Preparation of the body for effort”, and for the control group we also recorded for 10 different classes, but they performed the normal sports lesson, following the stages in chronological order. Objective of the study: The objective of this research was to discover/identify if the effort curve follows an ascendant trajectory during the first 3 stages and a descendant curve during the last 3, by analyzing the heart rate for each stage during the physical education and sports lesson. Material and methods: The data was collected using 5 - Polar M400 watches and 5 - H7 chest bands, during sport lessons inside the School “Aghiresu Fabricii” from Cluj-Napoca. After the recorded data of the heart rates were analyzed, we observed the differences between the classic sport lesson and the one with the stages 2 and 3 reversed, for the 5th grade subjects. Results: By comparing the data obtained from the recordings, it was found that there are some differences between the classical physical education lesson and that in which interventions were made in the second and third stages, as a result of the change in heart rate values in the investigated subjects. Conclusion: Analyzing the two groups in which we had different approaches in the physical education and sports lesson, it is denied that in the classical lesson we have a curve of ascending effort in the first stages. As a result of the reversal of the two-to-three stages, an ascending curve – the Gaussian Curve – is achieved through which an optimal adaptation to effort is made in the fundamental part of the physical education and sports lesson.
{"title":"The evolution of the physical effort curve during the physical education and sports lesson","authors":"Vasile Septimiu Ormenișan, Maria Daniela Macra Oșorhean, P. Radu, R. Rozsnyai","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Introduction: In physical and sports education, the effort dosing is essential for achieving the goals and is managed by altering the effort parameters and correlating these with a certain type of rest, respecting the physical norms of the body. According to a study, analyzing and comparison of “The Gauss curve” during a physical education and sport lesson, the expected rising of the effort curve was denied during its first 3 stages. Especially between stage 2 (Preparation of the body for effort) and stage 3 (Selective influence of the locomotive apparatus) there is a decrease of the heart rate. During the sports lessons, we recorded for 10 hours the heart rate of 10 children from 2 different classes of the same grade, 5-A and 5-B, creating one control group (of 5 boys) and one experimental group (5 boys). For the experimental group we recorded for 10 different classes, interchanging stages 2 with 3, more exactly, the stage “Selective influence of the locomotive apparatus” was done before the stage “Preparation of the body for effort”, and for the control group we also recorded for 10 different classes, but they performed the normal sports lesson, following the stages in chronological order. Objective of the study: The objective of this research was to discover/identify if the effort curve follows an ascendant trajectory during the first 3 stages and a descendant curve during the last 3, by analyzing the heart rate for each stage during the physical education and sports lesson. Material and methods: The data was collected using 5 - Polar M400 watches and 5 - H7 chest bands, during sport lessons inside the School “Aghiresu Fabricii” from Cluj-Napoca. After the recorded data of the heart rates were analyzed, we observed the differences between the classic sport lesson and the one with the stages 2 and 3 reversed, for the 5th grade subjects. Results: By comparing the data obtained from the recordings, it was found that there are some differences between the classical physical education lesson and that in which interventions were made in the second and third stages, as a result of the change in heart rate values in the investigated subjects. Conclusion: Analyzing the two groups in which we had different approaches in the physical education and sports lesson, it is denied that in the classical lesson we have a curve of ascending effort in the first stages. As a result of the reversal of the two-to-three stages, an ascending curve – the Gaussian Curve – is achieved through which an optimal adaptation to effort is made in the fundamental part of the physical education and sports lesson.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127948640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Background: Some specialists have said that leaders are born, some said that they are made, but regardless of what you believe, finding the right leader can be very important to a sport team performance. The leader can be chosen by the coach, but is not always accepted by the team. So, we believe that it is important for the leader of the team to be elected by the members of the group; knowing the relationships between the members of a group can help build strong connections and good group cohesion. Aim: The present study evaluates the connections within a volleyball team, establishing the sympathy relationships, mutual choice or rejection between players. These relationships can reveal our group dynamics, structure and hierarchy, so after analyzing those factors we can determine the group leader, the marginalized individuals and group cohesion and status of each member in the team. We also tried to find out if the formal leader named by the coach matches the leader of the group and if improving the relationships within our volleyball team and finding the right leader can improve the performance of our team. The group included 12 mini volleyball players, aged 10-12, that play in the women’s national youth championship. Methods: We used the observational method, the survey method and the socio-metric test. Results: The results of our research showed that the socio-metric test confirmed our presumptions and we can see that leaders of our group are DC (3), with a social index of 1, and GI (5), with a social index of 0.55. The cohesiveness of our group is good, with 7 mutual election and 5 mutual rejections, the coefficient of group cohesion is 0.11, and the Index of group cohesion is 0.03. Conclusions: The conclusions of our study showed that our group has the right leader and good cohesiveness.
{"title":"Discovering the leader of a volleyball team using the sociometric survey method","authors":"I. Sopa, M. Pomohaci","doi":"10.2478/tperj-2018-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0004","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background: Some specialists have said that leaders are born, some said that they are made, but regardless of what you believe, finding the right leader can be very important to a sport team performance. The leader can be chosen by the coach, but is not always accepted by the team. So, we believe that it is important for the leader of the team to be elected by the members of the group; knowing the relationships between the members of a group can help build strong connections and good group cohesion. Aim: The present study evaluates the connections within a volleyball team, establishing the sympathy relationships, mutual choice or rejection between players. These relationships can reveal our group dynamics, structure and hierarchy, so after analyzing those factors we can determine the group leader, the marginalized individuals and group cohesion and status of each member in the team. We also tried to find out if the formal leader named by the coach matches the leader of the group and if improving the relationships within our volleyball team and finding the right leader can improve the performance of our team. The group included 12 mini volleyball players, aged 10-12, that play in the women’s national youth championship. Methods: We used the observational method, the survey method and the socio-metric test. Results: The results of our research showed that the socio-metric test confirmed our presumptions and we can see that leaders of our group are DC (3), with a social index of 1, and GI (5), with a social index of 0.55. The cohesiveness of our group is good, with 7 mutual election and 5 mutual rejections, the coefficient of group cohesion is 0.11, and the Index of group cohesion is 0.03. Conclusions: The conclusions of our study showed that our group has the right leader and good cohesiveness.","PeriodicalId":267204,"journal":{"name":"Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"31 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116342670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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