Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte

Number 5 (3), 2016

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El papel del deporte en las políticas de desarrollo rural de Euskadi. Oportunidades, riesgos y una propuesta de investigación evaluativa. The role of sport in Basque rural development policies. Opportunities, risks and an evaluative inquiry proposal.

Authors: Aldaz Arregui, J. y Izquierdo Ramírez, B.

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Though research that combines sport and rural development is no vey profuse at Spanish level, the preeminence that sport practice is getting at social level, together with its connection to rural spaces as a scenario for its practice, has transform this topic in an innovative and very interesting issue from public policy perspective. Firstly, social "sportification" has become an influent research at sociological level due to the high social and economic impact on population, together with the motivations below this practice. At the same time, rural areas are influenced by an intensive rural development policy that has favored the conversion of rural areas into a preeminent place for sport practice, increasing significantly the activities gaining from these areas. The objective of this research is to define the opportunities and risks for the development of rural areas from a rigorous, sustainable and measurable vision.

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Efectos de los métodos discontinuos de resistencia sobre VO2máx de judokas. Effects of discontinued endurance methods on VO2max´s in judokas.

Authors: Agudelo-Velásquez, C., Rendón-Álvarez, D., Ortiz-Uribe, M., Quiñonez-Quiñonez, J., Echeverry- Gil, J., Jiménez-Céspedes, J. y Mesa-Muñoz, J.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two different endurance training protocols based on discontinuous methodology (intermittent and interval), on the VO2Peak of Antioquia's top Judo athletes. To do this, 21 judokas of Antioquia’s judo team, belonging to the category of Major (20.43±4.18 years) were randomized into two experimental groups and a control group. Both experimental groups were trained in endurance for 4 weeks with 4 weekly stimuli, one of the experimental groups was trained based on the interval training method, and the other was trained based on the intermittent method. Meanwhile, the control group made no endurance training. No significant differences between pretest and posttest of both experimental groups, (intermittent and interval training protocols), nor in the control group were found (p> 0.05). It was concluded that the endurance training protocols based on discontinuous methodology, produced no significant difference in VO2Peak of Antioquia's top Judo athletes.

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Alexitimia y depresión en mayores que practican actividad física dirigida. Alexithymia and depression in elderly people that get directed physical activity.

Authors: Medina-Porqueres, I, Romero-Galisteo, RP, Gálvez-Ruiz, P, Moreno-Morales, N, Sánchez-Guerrero, E, Cuesta-Vargas, JS, Mate-Pacheco, F y Barón-López, FJ.

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Associations between alexithymia and depression and sociodemographic factors have been investigated in elderly population. Whether exercise plays a role as a protective factor against these conditions has yet to be determined. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate alexithymia and depression and its association with physical activity in elderly people. Twenty-seven participants, 9 men and 18 women (aged 64 ± 5.1). Subjects were assigned to either a sedentary group or a physically active group. All participants filled in Yesavage Scale, Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)-20 and SF-12. Data were analyzed using Student’s t-test and multiple linear regression analyses. Results showed that physically active elderly people scored lower for alexithymia and depression than sedentary subjects. These findings suggest that physical activity may have a role in benefiting mental disorders.

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Relación entre la capacidad cardiovascular y la capacidad de esprints repetidos en árbitros de fútbol de alto nivel. Relationship between the cardiovascular capacity and repeated sprints ability in high-standard soccer referees.

Authors: Rebolé, M., Castillo, D., C, Cámara, J. y Yanci, J.

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The aims of this study were on the one hand, to describe the performance in a laboratory cardiovascular test and in a repeated sprint ability (RSA) test, and on the other, to analyze the association between the results obtained in both test. Twelve high-standard soccer referees (1st, 2nd y 2nd B Divisions, 28,8±5,1 years, 73,2±6,6 kg, 1,8±0,1 m and 22,82±1,38 kg·m-2) participated in this study. Soccer referees obtained 59,50±4,56 ml·kg-1·min-1 of maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max). Mean time (RSAMedia) spent to perform the repeated sprints in 15 and 30 m distances was 2,54±0,09 s and 4,43±0,14 s, and total time (RSATotal) was 15,26±0,53 s and 26,60±0,82 s, respectively. Fatigue indexes (RSASdec and RSACambio) in 15 and 30 m distances were 2,25±1,05% and 3,33±1,59%, and 3,45±2,92% y 6,31±4,63%, respectively. Positive associations were found between cardiovascular variables and RSA time variables. On the other side, oxygen consumption at ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1) and ventilatory threshold 1 (VT2) and fatigue index (RSASdec) correlated negatively. Despite a higher cardiovascular capacity in soccer referees may generate a negative effect on the time spent in RSA, it also minimize the fatigue during repeated sprints. Physical trainers should focus the training of soccer referees on the cardiovascular capacity and they should implement acceleration specific training.