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IMPACTS OF TABLE TENNIS ON THE HEALTH OF YOUNG STUDENTS

IMPACTOS DO TÊNIS DE MESA SOBRE A SAÚDE DE JOVENS ESTUDANTES

IMPACTOS DEL TENIS DE MESA EN LA SALUD DE JÓVENES ESTUDIANTES

ABSTRACT

Introduction

By improving the material level of life, the amount of exercise of adolescents is decreasing, leading the muscular strength and cardiorespiratory resistance to also decrease instead of increase. Therefore, it is urgent to present effective training methods in physical education teaching to benefit adolescents’ quality of life.

Objective

Study the effect of table tennis training on musculature and cardiorespiratory endurance in young students.

Methods

60 students from grade 7 of a high school were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experiment lasted for 9 weeks. In this paper, intra-group comparisons and inter-group comparisons were used. Before the experiment and after 9 weeks of training, students had their biophysical indicators collected; these data were analyzed and statistically compared.

Results

Existing physical education training can overall improve students’ physical muscular and cardiopulmonary endurance. The results show that the current training is effective, but inferior to that experienced with table tennis, and should be adjusted.

Conclusion

In teaching high school youth, physical education teachers are advised to promote table tennis to promote the young student’s health. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.

Adolescents; Racquet Sports; Physical Endurance

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