Perfil da aptidão física dos praticantes de Le Parkour

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate physical fitness of Le Parkour practitioners in the city of Curitiba-PR. 13 male subjects (19.46 ± 2.82 years) who have been practicing the activity for more than six months participated in the study. Anthropometry and tests of physical fitness (back-and-forth 20-meter running, 1-minute abdominal, flexion and extension of the arms, vertical and horizontal push, sit-and-reach test and Wingate) were performed. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and are classified based on the reference tables for each test. After evaluating the VO2max, 53.85% of the practitioners were considered "low fitness" and 46.15% presented adequate cardiorespiratory fitness. Regarding strength /abdominal resistance, 46.15% of subjects were classified as "low fitness" and 53.85% as "recommended range". The peak power and average power were considered as "regular" in all subjects. The fatigue index was greater than or equal in 54% of subjects. Flexibility was assessed as "low fitness" in 69.23% of the sample. Assessment of strength / endurance of upper limbs presented 84.62% in the "recommended range". The results from this study suggest that Le Parkour, as an acyclic activity with emphasis on jumping and activities of strength in arms, led best values on tests of dynamic horizontal, vertical and strength of upper limbs. Meanwhile the other variables were below average, which should be considered in the prescription of exercises and the monitoring of individuals during the activity's practice. Further studies with larger samples and training control Le Parkour practitioners are suggested.

Effects of Parkour Training on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Male Adolescents

“…Our findings demonstrated a significant increase in explosive power after parkour training as standing broad jump increased by 7.4 % over the 10-week intervention. Our post test findings are very similar to those reported in the crosssectional study of Leite et al [22] who reported average standing broad jump of 253 ± 23 cm. We can classify our average posttest value into the category higher than the average.…”

“…While no study has investigated the specific effects of a parkour training intevention, a cross-sectional study by Leite et al [22] reported that the average O 2 peak in a small group of parkour practioners (mean age = 19.5 ± 2.8 yr) who had been performing parkour for at least 6 months, was 44.2 ± 5.6 ml·min -1 ·kg -1 . The difference between our pretest values and Leites´ study could be caused by the use of a field test for estimating O 2 peak in Leites´ study, which may have underestimated the true O 2 peak.…”

“…This specific way of training influences the characteristics strength of traceurs, especially plyometric abilities of lower limbs [21]. Also upper body is involved in many parkour techniques, this improves upper limbs strength and if involved during jumping and landing techniques upper-to-lower limbs coordination is improved as well [21,22].…”

Parkour: Mensuração Do Metabolismo Energético E Morfofisiológico De Seus Praticantes

“…Embora, uma característica muito forte da prática é sua realização na maioria das vezes de forma empírica, acíclica e em ambientes variados, raramente com acompanhamento profissional 3 .…”

“…Para Leite et al 3 o parkour pode ser praticado por qualquer pessoa, desde que respeite sua condição física e suas limitações, para os pesquisadores a prática não possui grandes exigências físicas. Porém até o momento nenhum estudo foi encontrando na literatura, que se propôs em investigar as exigências do metabolismo energético e do sistema cardiorrespiratório dos praticantes durante uma sessão de parkour, a fim de determinar a intensidade de esforço.…”