Dentro de las actividades deportivas que practican las personas con discapacidad visual se encuentra el goalball, deporte que ha tenido una gran masificación en el mundo entero, sin embargo la información sobre los beneficios que trae para la salud de quienes lo practican es aún limitada. El objetivo de esta investigación es generar información de la resistencia cardiorrespiratoria (RCR), características morfológicas, de personas discapacitadas visuales que practiquen este deporte. Se trabajó con una muestra de 34 deportistas discapacitados visuales. Las variables estudiadas fueron, RCR, composición corporal, índice de masa corporal (IMC), índice cintura-cadera (ICC). Los resultados indican que la muestra estudiada presenta para RCR valores de 33.6 mililitros por kilogramo de peso por minuto, un 29,6% para el componente adiposo, un 42.6% para el muscular, un somatotipo de 4.8 – 5.3 – 1.5, un IMC de 25.6 y un ICC de 0.9. En conclusión, los discapacitados visuales evaluados que practican goalball presentan adecuados valores de RCR. Se sugiere la realización de ensayos clínicos con esta población para determinar los efectos que trae este deporte en la salud de quienes lo practican. Summary Within the sports activities practiced by people with visual disabilities is goalball, a sport that has had a great massification throughout the world, however the information on the benefits it brings to the health of those who practice it is still limited. The objective of this research is to generate information on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), morphological characteristics, of visually impaired people who practice this sport. We worked with a sample of 34 visually impaired athletes. The variables studied were, CRF, body composition, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR). The results indicate that the studied sample presents for CRF values of 33.6 milliliters per kilogram of weight per minute, 29.6% for the adipose component, 42.6% for the muscle, a somatotype of 4.8 – 5.3 – 1.5, a BMI of 25.6 and an ICC of 0.9. In conclusion, the evaluated visually impaired who practice goalball present adequate CRF values. Clinical trials with this population are suggested to determine the effects of this sport on the health of those who practice it.
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