Body Composition Is Associated With Multisite Lower Body Musculoskeletal Pain in a Community-Based Study

Kinanthropometry allows us to analyze variations in physical dimensions and body composition. This study’s objective was to evaluate the kinanthropometric differences based on physical activity performance, depending on whether the lower body or the whole body is more or less potent and the differences with a sedentary population. We analyzed 131 individuals (74 men and 57 women), with an average age of 22.68 ± 2.98 years. We differentiated three populations: sedentary (n = 63), runners (n = 20), and basketball players (n = 48). Measurements and indices were obtained following the international protocol of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). The results show differences between the populations regarding weight, height, wingspan, and certain perimeters, diameters, and morphotypes depending on the predominant training type and the sedentary population. These anthropometric measurements will allow the amateur athlete to compare between seasons or other moments of training, pay attention to their evolution, and assess the possibility of changes in training.

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The relationship between second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D), muscle strength and body composition to bone mineral density in young women

Kinesiology ◽

10.26582/k.51.2.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 238-245

Author(s):

Hamid Arazi ◽

Ehsan Eghbali

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Young Women ◽

Upper Body ◽

Lower Body ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Mineral Density ◽

Body Strength ◽

Lower Body Strength ◽

The Relationship

2D:4D ratio is determined by balance between androgens and estrogens. Low level estrogen reduces bone mineral density (BMD) and incurs negative changes to bone microarchitecture, increasing the risk of osteoporosis and, as a consequence, fracture risk in women. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between 2D:4D, muscle strength and body composition to BMD in young women. One hundred twenty-seven young women (age range 24-36 years) voluntarily participated in this study. Lengths of the second (index) and fourth (ring) fingers, upper and lower body strength and body composition (body mass index, BMI; waist to hip ratio, WHR) and body fat percentage were estimated. Also, blood levels of calcium and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) were evaluated and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry device was used to measure BMD in the lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN). The results showed that digit ratios, upper body and lower body muscle strength, BMI and fat percentage had a positive relationship with LS and FN BMD (LS BMD: r=.47, r=.56, r=.46, r=.34, r=.28, p≤.001, respectively; FN BMD: r=.34, r=.49, r=.51, r=.45, r=.27, p≤.001, respectively). In addition, there was no significant relationship between WHR and BMD of LS and FN (p˃.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed the upper body strength was a stronger determinant of LS BMD and the lower body strength was a stronger determinant of FN BMD. Based on the results, the researchers concluded that upper and lower body strength, 2D:4D ratios and BMI were important determinants of young women’s BMD. Also, it seemed that some of these factors may be able to help predicting the osteoporosis potential in young women

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Physical fitness and nutritional anthropometric status of children from disadvantaged communities in the Nelson Mandela Bay region

South African Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.17159/2078-516x/2020/v32i1a8158 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Danielle Smith ◽

Larissa Adams ◽

Rosa Du Randt ◽

Jan Degen ◽

Stefanie Gall ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Composition ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Body Mass ◽

Muscular Strength ◽

Background Information ◽

Lower Body ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Disadvantaged Communities ◽

Nelson Mandela

Background: Information about the relationships between physical fitness, body composition and nutrition has increased in recent years; however, little is known about physical fitness and the coexistence of under-/overnutrition among children living in disadvantaged areas. Objectives: To determine the physical fitness status and its association with body composition, growth and selected socio- demographics in primary schoolchildren from disadvantaged communities in the Nelson Mandela Bay region. Methods: Nine hundred and sixty-five children (49% girls, M=9.5 years) participated in this cross-sectional study. Height and weight were measured to establish body mass index, and height-for-age z-scores. Physical fitness was assessed using tests from the Eurofit Physical Fitness test battery (flexibility, upper/lower body muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness). Between- group differences and cross-sectional associations were examined with univariate (Chi2-tests, analyses of variance) and multivariate methods (mixed linear/logistic regression). Results: Most children had normal weight (76.7%), while 4.5% were underweight and 18.7% were overweight/obese. Underweight children and children with stunted growth (11.5%) had lower average upper body strength (p<0.001). Overweight/obese children had lower scores in weight-bearing activities (p<0.001). Children with higher socio-economic status were more likely to be overweight and obese (p<0.001). In the multivariate analyses, sex, age, body mass index, and stunting were associated with children’s physical fitness. Conclusion: Fitness assessments seem to be a relevant measure of the current health status of children in disadvantaged settings. Compared to international norms, the children in this study had relatively low scores for both upper- and lower body muscular strength. Therefore, effective school-based intervention programmes should be developed to improve children’s physical fitness in disadvantaged schools.

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A Comparison of Somatic Variables of Elite Ice Hockey Players from the Czech ELH and Russian KHL

Journal of Human Kinetics ◽

10.1515/hukin-2015-0019 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 187-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Petr Kutáč ◽

Martin Sigmund

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Body Mass ◽

Body Fat ◽

Body Height ◽

Ice Hockey ◽

Fat Free Mass ◽

Lower Body ◽

Hockey Players ◽

Anthropometric Characteristics ◽

Morphological Variables

Abstract The goals of this study were to evaluate the basic morphological variables of contemporary elite ice hockey players, compare the parameters of players in the top Russian ice hockey league (KHL) with those of the top Czech ice hockey league (ELH), and to evaluate the parameters of players according to their position in the game. The research participants included 30 KHL players (mean age: 27.1 ± 5.1 years) and 25 ELH players (mean age: 26.4 ± 5.8 years). We determined body height, body mass, and body composition (body fat, fat-free mass, segmental fat analysis). All measurements were performed at the end of preseason training. The KHL players had the following anthropometric characteristics: body height 182.97 ± 5.61 cm (forward) and 185.72 ± 3.57 cm (defenseman), body mass 89.70 ± 5.28 kg (forward) and 92.52 ± 4.01 kg (defenseman), body fat 10.76 ± 0.63 kg (forward) and 11.10 ± 0.48 kg (defenseman), fatfree mass 78.94 ± 4.65 kg (forward) and 81.42 ± 3.52 kg (defenseman). The values for ELH players were as follows: body height 182.06 ± 5.93 cm (forward) and 185.88 ± 7.13 cm (defenseman), body mass 88.47 ± 7.06 kg (forward) and 89.36 ± 10.91 kg (defenseman), body fat 12.57 ± 2.89 kg (forward) and 11.91 ± 3.10 kg (defenseman), fat-free mass 75.93 ± 6.54 kg (forward) and 77.46 ± 7.89 kg (defenseman). The results indicate that it is beneficial to ice hockey players to have increased body mass and lower body fat, which leads to higher muscle mass, thus enabling a player to perform at the highest level and meet the specific challenges of the game.

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Compliance, adherence and effectiveness of a community-based pre-operative exercise programme: a pilot study

Perioperative Medicine ◽

10.1186/s13741-019-0126-y ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lisa Loughney ◽

Ronan Cahill ◽

Kiaran O’Malley ◽

Noel McCaffrey ◽

Brona Furlong

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Exercise Training ◽

Emotional Health ◽

Exercise Programme ◽

Lower Body ◽

Community Based ◽

Cancer Group ◽

Body Strength ◽

Health Related ◽

Lower Body Strength

Abstract Background Pre-operative exercise training improves HR components of fitness and HRQoL following hospital-based programmes. Objective To assess compliance and adherence of a pragmatic community-based preoperative exercise programme and its effect on health-related (HR) components of fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods Thirty-two surgical oncological participants (15 prostate cancer and 17 colorectal cancer (CRC)) were recruited and assessed to measure HR components of fitness (strength and functional exercise capacity) and HRQoL. An exercise programme was prescribed in the time available prior to surgery with repeat assessments pre-operatively. Results Twenty-four participants (14 prostate cancer and 10 CRC) completed the full study (75% compliance). Exercise training was delivered over a median interquartile range (IQR) of 4 (3-4) weeks and 2 (1–3) weeks for the prostate cancer and CRC participants, with > 80% adherence. From baseline to post-exercise intervention, there were significant improvements in lower body strength in the prostate cancer group (p = 0.045), the CRC group (p = 0.001), and in both groups overall (p = .001). Additionally, there were statistically significant improvements in HRQoL: global health status for CRC group (p = 0.025) and for both groups overall (p = 0.023); emotional health subscale for the prostate cancer group (p = 0.048) and for both groups overall (p = 0.027); nausea/vomiting/pain subscale for the CRC group (p = 0.005) and for both groups overall (p = 0.030); and for health scale status for the prostate cancer group (p = 0.019) and for both groups overall (p = 0.006). Conclusion This community-based pre-operative exercise programme showed acceptable compliance and adherence rates, and significantly increased upper and lower body strength and HRQoL. Pre-operative exercise training should be considered as early as possible in the surgical-oncology pathway and respected within patient scheduling.

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Maternal depression trajectories from 3 months to 11 years postpartum and offspring body composition in early adolescence

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980019005196 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (13) ◽

pp. 2327-2335

Author(s):

Simone Farías-Antúnez ◽

Alicia Matijasevich ◽

Aluísio Jardim Dornellas de Barros ◽

Iná da Silva dos Santos

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Maternal Depression ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Depression Symptom ◽

Community Based ◽

High Group ◽

Symptom Trajectories ◽

Trajectory Group ◽

The City

AbstractObjective:To investigate the effect of maternal depressive symptom trajectories, from 3 months to 11 years postpartum, on the offspring’s body composition at 11 years of age.Design:Data from the Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort, from the perinatal interview and from the 3-, 12-, 24- and 48-month and 6- and 11-year follow-ups.Setting:Community-based sample from the city of Pelotas, located in southern Brazil with approximately 350 000 inhabitants. The maternal depression symptom trajectories were identified through a semi-parametric group-based modelling approach, using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), with data from 3 months to 11 years postpartum.Participants:A total of 3467 (81·9 % of the total cohort).Results:Five trajectory groups of EPDS scores were identified (‘Low’, ‘Moderate low’, ‘Increasing’, ‘Decreasing’ and ‘Chronic high’). A total of 170 women (4·9 %) from the sample belonged to the ‘Chronic high’ group, having scored ≥13 EPDS points at every follow-up. Mean BMI in the ‘Low’ trajectory group was 0·77 (z-score 1·4), compared with 0·56 (z-score 1·4) in the ‘Chronic high’ group. Children from mothers in the ‘Chronic high’ group had lower fat mass (FM) (–1·34 ± 0·64 kg), FM% (–2·02 ± 0·85 percentage points) and FM index (–0·57 ± 0·27 kg/m2), compared with children from mothers in the ‘Low’ trajectory group. Adjusted analyses showed that sustained or transitory maternal depressive symptoms during childhood had no effect on the offspring’s body composition indices at 11 years of age.Conclusion:Children raised by chronically depressed mothers have body composition indices at 11 years of age that are similar to those of children whose mothers have never been depressed.

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Development and Evaluation of a Classified and Tailored Community-Based Exercise Program According to the Mobility Level of People with Stroke Using the Knowledge to Action Framework

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17249364 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (24) ◽

pp. 9364

Author(s):

Minyoung Lee ◽

Seon-Deok Eun ◽

Tae Hyun Cho ◽

Young-Il Shin ◽

Jiyeon Song ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Composition ◽

Lipid Profile ◽

Exercise Program ◽

Classification Model ◽

Psychological Function ◽

Community Based ◽

Knowledge To Action ◽

Ventilatory Capacity ◽

Lower Mobility

Attempts to classify the mobility levels of people with stroke (PWS) for a tailored exercise program in community settings have been few. We developed and evaluated a classified and tailored community-based (CTC) exercise program according to the mobility level of PWS. Forty-two PWS were classified into the Supine and Sitting, Sitting and Standing, and Standing and Gait groups, based on a newly developed classification model and participated in a group-based CTC exercise program for 1 h/day twice/week for 10 weeks. The health outcome measures were blood pressure, lipid profile, glucose control, body composition, ventilatory capacity, and physical and psychological function. The rate of agreement on classification results among the physiotherapists was analysed. For all participants, significant improvements were noted in the blood pressure, lipid profile, body composition, ventilatory capacity, and physical and psychological function. The lower mobility groups showed significant improvements in a greater number of health outcomes than the higher mobility group. The physiotherapists’ agreement regarding the classification results was 91.16 ± 5.14%, verifying the model’s possible high relevance to the community. The effective improvement in participant health implied that the CTC exercise program was well tailored to the participants’ mobility levels, particularly the lower mobility groups.

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Behavioral Modification Enhances the Benefits from Structured Aerobic and Resistance Training

Sports Medicine International Open ◽

10.1055/a-0900-7501 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 03 (02) ◽

pp. E48-E57 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Brett A. Dolezal ◽

David M. Boland ◽

Eric V. Neufeld ◽

Jennifer L. Martin ◽

Christopher B. Cooper

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Body Composition ◽

Resistance Training ◽

Aerobic Performance ◽

Behavioral Modification ◽

Lower Body ◽

Fitness Measures ◽

Lower Body Power

AbstractBehavioral modification (BM) is a strategy designed to sustain or restore well-being through effects such as enhanced relaxation, reduced stress, and improved sleep. Few studies have explored the role of BM delivered in the context of fitness programs for healthy adults. Thus, the purpose of this investigation was to examine whether BM combined with aerobic and resistance training programs would improve health and fitness measures more than the exercise training alone. Thirty-two healthy fitness club members (19 men) were randomized to receive a BM program (n=15) or an equal-attention (EA) control (n=17). BM consisted of twelve, 10-min education sessions between a trained fitness professional and the participant, coupled with weekly, individualized relaxation, stress reduction, and sleep improvement assignments. All participants engaged in 1 h of coached resistance training and remotely guided aerobic exercise thrice weekly for 12 weeks. Fitness measures (aerobic performance, body composition, muscle strength and endurance, lower-body power), sleep characteristics, and heart rate variability (HRV) were obtained at baseline and after the 12-week program. BM resulted in greater improvements in aerobic performance (increased maximum oxygen uptake, metabolic (lactate) threshold, and percent of maximum oxygen uptake at which metabolic threshold occurred), peak and average lower-body power, and body composition (decreased body fat percentage and fat mass) compared to EA. BM also positively influenced parasympathetic tone through increased High-frequency HRV. BM resulted in greater improvements in fitness measures, body composition, and heart rate variability compared with EA. These findings have intriguing implications regarding the role of BM in augmenting health and physical performance.

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Effect Of Strength And Body Composition On Upper- And Lower-body Work Capacity In Adult Men

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000401109.53392.62 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 43 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 402

Author(s):

Chad M. Kerksick ◽

Megan Grimstvedt ◽

Jerry L. Mayhew ◽

Mike Greenwood ◽

Richard Kreider

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Work Capacity ◽

Lower Body ◽

Body Work ◽

Adult Men

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Effect of Training Phase on Physical and Physiological Parameters of Male Powerlifters

Sports ◽

10.3390/sports8080106 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 106

Author(s):

Daniel Hackett ◽

Guy Wilson ◽

Lachlan Mitchell ◽

Marjan Haghighi ◽

Jillian Clarke ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Physiological Parameters ◽

Muscle Performance ◽

Training Phase ◽

Lower Body ◽

Phase 3 ◽

Dietary Practices ◽

Preparatory Phase

Longitudinal research on training and dietary practices of natural powerlifters is limited. This study investigated the effect of phases of training on physical and physiological parameters in male natural powerlifters. Nine participants completed testing at two time points: (i) preparatory phase (~3 months prior to a major competition) and (ii) competition phase (1–2 weeks from a major competition). No significant changes between training phases were found for muscle strength and power. A trend for significance was found for decreased muscle endurance of the lower body (−24.4%, p = 0.08). A significant increase in leg lean mass was found at the competition phase (2.3%, p = 0.04), although no changes for other body composition measures were observed. No change was observed for any health marker except a trend for increased urinary creatinine clearance at the competition phase (12.5%, p = 0.08). A significant reduction in training volume for the lower body (−75.0%, p = 0.04) and a trend for a decrease in total energy intake (−17.0%, p = 0.06) was observed during the competition phase. Despite modifications in training and dietary practices, it appears that muscle performance, body composition, and health status remain relatively stable between training phases in male natural powerlifters.

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