Somatic characteristic, morphological asymmetry and postural stability of youth male canoeists compared to control. A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the relationships between selected morphological characteristics and the level of body composition asymmetry with postural stability among canoeists and a control group.

Methods: The sample consisted of 43 males (21 canoeists 21.8±3.

Characteristics of select and non-select U15 male soccer players.

Baseline characteristics of 31 healthy male U15 soccer players who were classified as select or non-select at the end of the season were compared. Players were 14.4 ± 0.

A Practical Approach to Monitoring Biomarkers of Inflammation and Muscle Damage in Youth Soccer Players During a 6-Month Training Cycle.

The aim of the study was to determine the effects of a 6-month training cycle on muscle damage and inflammatory markers in youth male soccer players. Twenty-one soccer players were tested four times: at the beginning (T1) and immediately after the pre-season period (T2), in the middle (T3) and at the end of the competitive period (T4). Muscle damage and inflammatory markers were determined in blood taken 36 hours after the match.

Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players.

In the present study, we aimed to identify the impact of chosen anthropometric measurements on the special physical fitness of elite junior table tennis players at different stages of sport training. A total of 87 table tennis players aged 13.4 ± 1.

Characteristics of Selected Somatic and Motor Abilities of Youth Soccer Players with Diabetes Type 1 Treated with Insulin Pump Therapy.

Long-term insulin treatment can slow the growth process and decrease physical fitness level in children. In diabetic children, these two developments should be constantly monitored. The aim of the present study was to examine differences in somatic and physical fitness characteristics between soccer-training boys with type 1 diabetes and healthy boys of the same age (reference values based on Polish population norms for somatic and motor parameters).

Growth and maturity status of young male table tennis players.

A maturity-associated gradient among adolescent athletes in many sports tends to favour early maturing participants. This study was aimed to describe inter-individual variance in growth and skeletal maturation among male youth table tennis. The sample included 99 players registered in competitive clubs for at least 2 years.

Morphological asymmetry, sex and dominant somatotype among Polish youth.

The aim of the present study was to determine the level of morphological asymmetry among the general population of Polish youth as it correlates to sex and body type. The anthropometric characteristics of a group of 618 Polish youths (354 males aged 19.5 ± 1.

The Motor and Leisure Time Conditioning of Young Table Tennis Players' Physical Fitness.

The purpose of the study was to assess the association between physical fitness and the lifestyle determinants of elite junior table tennis players. The basic anthropometric characteristics (body height and body weight) were collected of 87 Polish table tennis players (girls, n = 38 and boys, n = 49, at different stages of sport training, targeted and specialized) aged 11-17 years. The level of special fitness tests from the Table Tennis Specific Battery Test were used, assessing reaction speed and displacement speed.

Physical Activity of Polish and Norwegian Local Communities in the Context of Self-Government Authorities' Projects.

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the relationship between the physical activity (PA) undertaken by two groups of residents living in Poland and Norway, and projects run by their respective local authorities. A secondary goal is to determine PA levels in the studied social groups. Two representative groups (one from each country) were examined using a diagnostic survey, supported by questionnaires and interviews.

Non-linear relationships between the BMI and physical fitness in Polish adolescents.

Background: Comparisons of physical fitness in normal weight and overweight/obese youth generally highlight the negative consequences of an elevated BMI. In contrast, several studies of children and adolescents highlight the importance of variation in indicators of physical fitness across the full spectrum of BMIs from low through high.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate relationships between specific physical fitness items and the BMI among youth.

Differences in some developmental features between Toxoplasma gondii-seropositive and seronegative school children.

Knowledge about the influence of latent toxoplasmosis on development and general biological condition of children is scant and thus the aim of the present study was to investigate these aspects in some detail. We compare school children in rural area seropositive and seronegative to the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle et Manceaux, 1908) in terms of their developmental age, body mass and body height, physical fitness and end-of-term grades. Additionally, we evaluated the risk factors of infection with T.

[Short athletes in view of anthropometric research].

Unlabelled: The aim of this work, which is just a part research introduced in sport environment undertaking morphologic and motoric problems of development conditions, is the description of somatic structure of short growth sportsmen.

Material And Method: Research material consists of measurement results of 254 boys at the age of 15-17, who were at the stage of directed sport training process, Junior Team of Wielkopolska Voivodship.

Results: From 254 examined sportsmen about 12% were short body height people.

[Physical and motor development of preschool children in aspect of short stature].

Introduction: Anthropometric research of morphological traits and motor ability are recommended in many environmental areas, inter alia among children.

Aim Of Study: 1. To determine morphological diversification of preschools children aged 3-6 years with proper body height and with short stature.

[Physical fitness of short children from the rural area].

Introduction: In past decades we May observe in Poland the secular trend of somatic features as Wall as the phenomenon of maturity processes acceleration. On the other side physical fitness research results are diversified and are the results of multiple factors influence. From population of children, among which appear the effects of secular trend in somatic parameters we may mark the group of children diversified with body build from, as called "evolutionary norm" which may be described as short children.

[Short countryside children in view of anthropometric research].

Introduction: The present report deals with the analysis of the development, maturity and somatic body proportion of children from Polish country environment during growth. The research allow to describe which factors influence the biological development of children from the village. The aim of the study is the estimation of body build type and body proportions of short village children.