The Effect of Karate Training on Flexibility, Muscle Strength, and Balance in 8- to 13-Year-Old Boys

Violán, Mariona; Small, Eric; Zetaruk, Merrilee; Micheli, Lyle J.

doi:10.1123/pes.9.1.55

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“…30 High intensity intermittent training seems to have no influence on flexibility whereas other sports activities, e.g., karate, improved flexibility. 31,33 In the present study flexibility increased after training. Flexibility in our group was lower compared to healthy children of the same age but was in normal range (Fig.…”

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“…The finding of increased strength, balance and aerobic exercise capacity are in line with previous studies in healthy children. [31][32][33]43 Only a few controlled studies are available on the effects on various aspects of physical fitness. Baquet et al 31,32 showed significant improvements of maximal aerobic performance, explosive strength and distance covered in a 7 min running test, but not flexibility.…”

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“…It is well documented that sports activities may increase physical fitness in healthy children. 23,[31][32][33] However, most of the training studies in CF have focused on maximal aerobic capacity as part of the cardiorespiratory compo-nent of physicals fitness. These studies reported inferior aerobic exercise capacity compared to healthy children.…”

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Health‐related fitness and trainability in children with cystic fibrosis

Gruber¹,

Orenstein

Braumann

et al. 2008

Pediatric Pulmonology

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The objective of this study was to examine the effects of a supervised exercise training program performed during an in patient rehabilitation course on various attributes of health-related fitness, e.g., flexibility, balance and coordination. 286 patients with CF, age range 6-18 years (11.8 +/- 3.4 years), mean forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1 82.7 +/- 22.3% predicted) were included. Patients performed the modified Munich fitness test (mMFT) to assess flexibility, balance, strength and coordination. To assess aerobic capacity a 6-min walk-test (6MWT) was performed. In addition, some of the patients performed an incremental exercise test on a bicycle ergometer using the Godfrey protocol before and after the exercise training program. The supervised training program consisted of 4-6 weeks of different sports activities 5 times per week. After training, pulmonary function showed a significant (P < 0.05) increase. All test items of the mMFT improved significantly (P < 0.05). Compared to healthy children test scores achieved from children with CF in the mMFT were lower but within a normal range. Our children with CF had a lower walk distance in 6MWT (P < 0.05) compared to healthy. Our findings clearly demonstrated benefits of a systematic exercise training program on components of physical fitness in patients with CF, with improvements of test-tasks to predicted normal in some cases. The results from our study suggested that an exercise training program in CF should be focused on several aspects of physical fitness including all components of physical fitness, e.g. aerobic endurance, flexibility, balance and motor skills.

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Health‐related fitness and trainability in children with cystic fibrosis

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Braumann

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Pediatric Pulmonology

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“…Among young karatekas, training influences motor skills such as flexibility, muscle strength, and balance (Violan, Small, Zetaruk, & Micheli, 1997). Preadolescent karatekas showed a significant improvement in static body balance after high intensity karate training lasting one week (Vando et al, 2013).…”

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Effects of Karate Training on Basic Motor Abilities of Primary School Children

W.¹,

Qu²

2017

APE

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This study determined the relation between karate training and five specific motor abilities of primary school children with no previous karate experience. The motor abilities were tested before, at the end of, and one month after the intervention phase, during which subjects practiced karate dance or 5 minutes daily. Preliminary results showed that karate training improved children's performance in the long jump and 4 × 5 m shuttle run, but that the improvements waned one month after the intervention. Bivariate correlations showed that most of the motor ability tests correlated with each other, which was confirmed in linear regression models with medicine ball throwing as the outcome and body weight, 4 × 5 m shuttle run, and long jump as significant predictors. Factor analysis extracted a single latent factor from all five motor ability tests. In conclusion, karate training contributes to motor ability improvements among primary school karate beginners.

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“…The effect of martial arts and combat sports practice (i.e., Judo, Taekwondo, Karate) was investigated in several studies among youth 3,4 , adolescents 5,6 , elders [7][8][9] and people suffering from some disorders (e.g., developmental coordination disorder, multiple sclerosis) 10,11 . Most of these studies reported that martial arts and combat sports training involved a significant improvement in physical and motor abilities.…”

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The effects of five weeks of kickboxing training on physical fitness

Ouergui¹

2014

MLTJ

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SummaryAim: the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of kickboxing training on physical fitness. Methods: 30 subjects were randomized into a kickboxing-group (n=15) and control group (n=15). Each group trained approximately 1-hour per day, three-times per a week during five weeks. Musclepower (upper-body: bench-press-test, medicineball-test; lower-body: squat-jump and countermovement-jump-test), flexibility, speed and agility, aerobic (progressive maximal exercise test), anaerobic fitness (Wingate test) and body composition were assessed before and after the training period. Results: the kickboxing group showed significant improvement (p < 0.05) in upper-body muscle power, aerobic power, anaerobic fitness, flexibility, speed and agility after training whereas body composition, squat jump and counter movement jump (height, power and velocity components) did not change for both groups. Conclusion: kickboxing-practice was effective to change many physical variables. Thus, this activity can be useful for enhancing physical fitness, but complementary activities and/or nutritional interventions should be necessary.

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The Effect of Karate Training on Flexibility, Muscle Strength, and Balance in 8- to 13-Year-Old Boys

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Health‐related fitness and trainability in children with cystic fibrosis

Health‐related fitness and trainability in children with cystic fibrosis

Effects of Karate Training on Basic Motor Abilities of Primary School Children

The effects of five weeks of kickboxing training on physical fitness

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