Longitudinal study of sports injuries in practitioners of aerobic gymnastics competition

Abstract

Introduction: Aerobic gymnastics, since its membership in the International Gymnastics Federation, has undergone changes in its regulations. Objective: To analyze the injuries found in Spanish aerobic gymnastics athletes during different editions of the Code of Points. Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal and compara-tive study was carried out on the epidemiology of injuries in aerobic gymnastics published during different editions of the Code of Points. Results: It highlights that the number of injuries decreased from 156 to 38 last year. This decline has been related to the restriction on the number of difficulties in the exercise and the number of elements to be performed on the floor. However, they have increased the number and value of the difficulties. Conclusions: Therefore, it is concluded that the changes made in the regulations are intended to safeguard the health of athletes and ensure that competition develops at its best artistic and technical aspect.

Push up, explosive push up and free fall tests to evaluate the upper body power: A preliminary study in aerobic gymnastics

“…Strength in the upper limbs, therefore, is very important in Aerobic Gymnastics and in particular the strength expressed in this specific position. There are currently not many studies on upper limb strength in Aerobic Gymnastics, most studies have focused more on workload, cardiovascular effort (Alves et al, 2015) and injuries (Abalo Núñez et al, 2018;2013a;2013b;Núñez, 2015) resulting from practice, some that have analysed explosive strength have been conducted on the lower limbs through jump tests (Mihaela & Dragomir, 2021;Ol'ga & Erika, 2010). There are studies in the literature that have analysed the execution of the push up and its variants using strength platforms (Dhahbi et al, 2017a;2017b;Waller, 2016;Koch et al, 2012;Ebben et al, 2011), even if not in relation to Aerobic Gymnastics.…”