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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Azevedo, N.
• Ribeiro, J.C.
• Machado, L.
• Campos, José Carlos Reis
• Gentil Costa, Maria Fernanda
• Fonseca, Elza
• Oliveira, Susana
• Belinha, Jorge
• Figueiral Silva, Maria Helena
• Marques, Maria Arcelina
• Arcelina Marques, Maria
• Reis Campos, José Carlos

Titel

Is flexibility associated with body composition? Bioimpedance analysis in children and adolescents

Ist Teil von

• Advances and Current Trends in Biomechanics, 2022, p.299-303

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

United Kingdom: CRC Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Flexibility is an important parameter of musculoskeletal assessment. It is related to sports performance, but also to health conditions. Flexibility is part of the characterization of the global physical fitness of children and adolescents, as is the assessment of body composition. There is a scarce literature reporting the association between the levels of flexibility and the variables related to body composition. To understand the existence of an association between body composition and flexibility, a cross-sectional study in children and adolescents was carried out using valid instruments to assess flexibility and body composition. The results suggest an association between bioimpedance values and flexibility, while observing differences between genders and ages.