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INFLUENCE OF ATHLETICS ON MUSCLE COMPOSITION AND BALANCE OF STUDENTS

INFLUÊNCIA DO ATLETISMO NA COMPOSIÇÃO MUSCULAR E EQUILÍBRIO DE ESTUDANTES

INFLUENCIA DEL ATLETISMO EN LA COMPOSICIÓN MUSCULAR Y EN EL EQUILIBRIO DE ESTUDIANTES

ABSTRACT

Introduction

The physical quality of college students decreases annually, a problem that physical education teachers should consider. Athletics can exercise the body’s musculature integrally and improve young college students’ physical and psychological abilities.

Objective

Analyze the influence of athletics on the muscle composition and hemodynamic balance of students.

Methods

In a given university 70 volunteers were randomly selected and divided into experimental and control classes, with 35 students each. The experimental class chose a gymnastics course, while the control class performed athletic activities represented by running.

Results

Under continuously increasing exercise duration and intensity, the athletes gradually shifted from aerobic to anaerobic exercise, so that muscle oxygen saturation gradually decreased. The dynamic balance ability of the students in the experimental class was greatly improved compared to the control class, reaching a balanced state.

Conclusion

The athletic program proposed in this paper can promote the adjustment of athletes’ blood oxygen saturation, increase muscle oxygen delivery capacity, and exercise endurance, and fully promote fitness progress in the students. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.

Track and Field; Body Composition; Homeostasis

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