Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte

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Authors: Campos Mesa, MC; DelCastillo-Andrés, O; Castañeda Vázquez, C y Toronjo Hornillo, L.

The aging of the Spanish population is an emerging reality due to an increase in life expectancy. However, the aging process can make the elderly frail and dependent. One of the causes of fragility is the high number of falls suffered by seniors and their implications. Therefore, the objective of this communication is to present an intervention design to apply Judo in this population as an educational tool in teaching fall control to minimize damage from the impact of the body against the floor. The intervention is aimed at healthy subjects and pre-fragile of either sex. To carry out the teaching of falls in older people two learning sequences are proposed: autonomous assisted with equipment and assisted with other collaborative partner (with or without equipment).

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Authors: Romero-Reche, A.; Martos-Fernández, P. y Hita-Alonso, C.

The outdoor health circuit, originally conceived to be used by the mature and the elderly, is a meeting point for users of different ages and with different conceptions of physical activity. This paper attempts to examine the social relations of the elderly with the rest of users, in order to determine to what extent the health circuits might be fulfilling any other social function beyond encouraging healthy habits. To that end, a series of participant and non-participant observations have been carried in three circuits in Granada, where it has been observed that, while there is a significant minority of young users (approximately a third of the total number of users), these tend to avoid the interactions that some of the elderly users actively try to engage in.

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Authors: Palop-Montoro, MV; Arteaga-Checa, M; Lozano-Aguilera, E y Párraga-Montilla, JA

Introduction: The vibration training may be an option for optimal intervention to prevent muscle loss in older adults. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of vibration training in the neuromuscular system of the elderly. Methods: Literature review in Medline, CINAHL, WOS and PEDro data by combining the descriptors of Medical Subject Headings concerning vibration training, muscle strength, muscle mass and seniors. Results: Studies located on the vibration training in older people were done as either the only intervention, or in combination with other strength exercises, aerobic, balance or flexibility. The diversity of protocols hinders comparison between studies. Conclusion: WBV training proves to be a healthy method, adequate and effective in the strength of the elderly population, but with similar results to conventional resistance exercise.

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Authors: Gallego Sánchez-Noriega, J.

This study aims to elucidate whether the relationship between the amount of physical activity, body composition and Quality of Life Health Related (HRQOL) in freshmen Degree in Early Childhood Education (n = 88). Subjects performed the SF-36 questionnaire on HRQOL and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The subjects were divided into three groups according to their Body Mass Index (BMI). The results show that there is no relationship between the amount of physical activity, body composition and HRQOL in this sample.

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Authors: Pinazo Hilario, A.; García-Revillo Muñoz, J.J. y Guerrero Calderón, A.

The purpose of our study is to work out about a program of hamstring injury prevention´s in young footballers in his infant stage (13-14 years), At the beginning, we performing a pretest for all subjects (4 groups) to have information to compare in the end, then we stablished different types of training hamstring ADM to returning to make a subsequent posttest beyond 10 weeks of training, to can compare which group have a better improvement and used it according to a specific training in football. To carry out our study we required 44 players in the junior class. The sample have been classified by group work in couple (n1 = 13), working in pairs + eccentric work (Hamstrings Nordics) (n2 = 10), SGA (n3 = 7) labor and SGA + eccentric work (Hamstrings Nordics) work (n4 = 14), each group belonging in a different team. As a results of this study, we have to hightlight that any type of training ADM will improve this quality, without significant differences between groups.

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Authors: Petrovic, M. y Ruiz-Montero, PJ.

Estimations are that 285 million people suffer from Type 2 diabetes, or 6% of the world's adult population and 60 million people in the EU (10% of population). Spain’s population 47 million people, over 3 million have diabetes (6.4%). In 2010 year 106 billion was spent on healthcare for diabetes in the EU. Exercise is a key component to good diabetes management as well as helping people to avoid diabetes altogether by improving body's use of insulin, burning body fat, helping to decrease and control weight, increasing muscle strength, increasing bone density and strength. Walking, aerobic, strength training, stretching, swimming are highly recommended activities to people with Type 2 Diabetes. A 250-300 minutes frequency of physical activity (PA) per week can be very helpful in controlling this pathological state. Pilates is a controlled exercise program that can be used to achieve fitness and health goals. It is convenient and inexpensive. Pilates can be done at home, learning techniques from TV or a DVD. Also, Pilates is free of risk for people with Type 2 diabetes which is a vulnerable category because of altered lower limb biomechanics and possible gait dysfunction.

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Authors: Hernández P. YH y García G. JM.

The aim of this study was: a) verify the effects of power specific training on jumping power in young soccer players b) to ascertain whether the association of work with loads and plyometrics are suitable for the power jump. For this purpose, recruited at 40 Spanish youth soccerplayers with a mean age (17.29 ± 0791) belonging to the categories autonomica and preferente. Two groups, one experimental group GEX (PF) associated special training designed to increase power levels usually done by the club. The program was designed with specific loads on an individual (after performing an assessment to identify with the best average power to the device ISOCONTROL 5.2) and exercises performed were full of strength, squat, loaded jump and continuous jumps of 40 -50cm; a second group was formed called GC (F) that only made his usual work soccer field. The variables evaluated were: Jump CMJa and loaded jump (SC) was established significance level of p <0.05. The end of the study results showed that the group GEX group improved statistically significantly in CMJa and SC, whereas in the GC group these changes were not significant in any of the variables. These results lead us to the conclusion that power specific training associated with the usual training in juvenile soccer players, significantly improves power jump with and without load.

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Authors: Yanci, J. Y Los Arcos, A.

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between different field tests in soccer players. 28 amateur soccer players were tested on four capacities: Acceleration in a straight line (5 m and 15 m), change of direction ability (modified agility test free, MATF), horizontal and vertical jump and endurance (Yo-Yo Level 1 version).. The association found between the acceleration capacity at 15 m and the MATF (r = 0.727, p < 0.01) was higher than that obtained from the acceleration of 5 m and the MATF (r = 0.559 p < 0.01). The better correlation was observed in acceleration 15 m to 5 m with the capacity of both vertical and horizontal jump. Possibly the type of test can determine the relationships between the different field tests.