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Fitness Levels Of Middle Aged Martial Art Practitioners, P. Douris, A. Chinan, M. Gomez, A. Aw, D. Steffens, S. Weiss, J. Echternach
Fitness Levels Of Middle Aged Martial Art Practitioners, P. Douris, A. Chinan, M. Gomez, A. Aw, D. Steffens, S. Weiss, J. Echternach
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Objectives: To quantify and compare fitness levels of middle aged practitioners of soo bahk do (SBD; a Korean martial art similar to karate) with those of sedentary subjects.
Methods: Eighteen volunteers, 14 men and four women (aged 40-60 years), participated. Nine sedentary subjects (mean age 46.7 years) and nine SBD practitioners (mean age 46.8 years) were matched for sex and age. All subjects participated in a one day battery of fitness tests. The following dependent variables were tested: body composition, balance, flexibility, quadriceps strength, grip strength, muscle endurance, and aerobic capacity.
Results: All dependent variables were analysed using paired t …