A Comparison of Body Awareness Level and Fatigue Severity of Adolescent Athletes and Sedentary Individuals

Abstract

ith the current developments in technology and various communication techniques, there has been a gradual decrease in the physical activity of young people. Therefore it is of great importance that children are encouraged to take up sport from a young age.A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : The aim of the study was to compare the body awareness and fatigue severity of adolescent athletes and sedentary individuals. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : The study was performed with 81 athletes (22 females, 59 males) licenced in 13 different sports (football, basketball, swimming, handball, wrestling, boxing, athletics, volleyball, karate, badminton, sailing, taekwando, judo) and 81 (37 females, 44 males) age-matched sedentary individuals. Sociodemographic data were recorded. The Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) and the Fatigue Severity Scale were completed by both groups and the data were compared. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The mean age of participants was 15.27±1.23 years, mean body mass index was 21.20±2.82 in athletes, and 20.74±2.55 in sedentary individuals. No difference was determined between the athletes and the sedentary group in respect of the BAQ total score. The Changes in the Body Process and Attention to Responses (BAQ-1) scores from the BAQ subscales were better in the sedentary group than in the athletes. The fatigue severity of athletes was lower than in the sedentary group. No correlation was determined between fatigue and body awareness in either group. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : The results of this study showed that body awareness may be higher in sedentary adolescents and fatigue intensity may be less felt in athletes.K Ke ey yw wo or rd ds s: : Awareness; fatigue; adolescent; athletes Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Bu çalışmanın amacı, adölesan sporcuların ve sedanter bireylerin vücut farkındalık ve yorgunluk şiddetini karşılaştırmaktır. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Çalışma 13 farklı spor dalında (futbol, basketbol, yüzme, hentbol, güreş, boks, atletizm, voleybol, karate, badminton, yelken, tekvando, judo) lisanslı 81 sporcu (22 kadın, 59 erkek) ve aynı yaştaki 81 (37 kadın, 44 erkek) sedanter ile gerçekleştirildi. Sosyodemografik veriler kaydedildi. Her iki grup tarafından Vücut Farkındalık Anketi (VFA) ve Yorgunluk Şiddeti Ölçeği dolduruldu ve veriler karşılaştırıldı. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 15.27±1.23 yıl, beden kitle indeks ortalamaları sporcular için 21.20±2.82, sedanterler için 20.74±2.55 idi. Sporcular ve sedanter grup arasında VFA toplam puanı açısından fark saptanmadı. VFA alt ölçeklerinden Vücut Sürecindeki Değişiklikler ve Tepkilere Dikkat (VFA-1) puanı, sedanterlerde sporculara göre daha yüksekti. Sporcuların yorgunluk şiddeti sedanter gruba göre daha düşüktü. Her iki grupta da yorgunluk ve beden farkındalığı arasında ilişki saptanmadı. Sadece kadınlarda, Hastalık Başlangıcı (VFA-4) ve yorgunluk arasında bir ilişki vardı. S So on nu uç ç: : Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, vücut ...

Investigation of the Relationship Between Body Awareness and Physical Activity and Strength Levels of Young Athletes

“…According to Kalkışım et al (2021), there was no correlation between strength and body awareness levels in their study on the correlation between hand grip strength, lower extremity muscle strength, and body awareness levels. Emirzeoğlu et al (2019) reported no difference in body awareness levels despite differences in muscle strength between the two groups in their study on sedentary individuals and athletes. The fact that the study's sample group had a high level of physical activity (PAL 3894±2991) suggests that it may cause divergence from the results of these two studies.…”