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ΜΑΡΙΔΑΚΗ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΑΝΑΠΛΗΡΩΤΡΙΑ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΡΙΑ, ΤΜΗΜΑ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ ΦΥΣΙΚΗΣ ΑΓΩΓΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΥ, ΕΚΠΑ
Summary:
The normal profile of female karate athletes is one of the most basic elements for researchers who want to study the sport to be able to identify characteristics that make up the profile of a female karate athlete. The purpose of this work is to record and evaluate the somatometric characteristics and the physical abilities possessed by female karate athletes to cope with the demands of the sport. The sample consisted initially of 10 female athletes with a chronological age of 16-26. The subjects had a body mass of 61.6±10.656 kg and a body height of 1.647±0.066 m. Measurements were performed in 2 consecutive visits. Anthropometric characteristics (height, weight, body mass index), finger flexor strength with hand dynamometry, agility with the T-test, flexibility with the sit&reach test, 20m sprint speed, balance with the test were measured. flamingo and finally the aerobic capacity with the 1 mile test. All subjects were healthy without injuries. The equipment used for the tests were cones, stopwatch, arm dynamometer (Jamar Samons Preston), floor ergometer, flexibility measuring box, precision scale (0.1 kg), floor staminometer (seca type), oxygen meter and lactate meter (Lactate Scout4). The mean results for BMI, dynamometry (right & left limb), flexibility (right, left & combined), speed, agility, balance and aerobic capacity were respectively, 22.62±2, 05, (right) 29.5±6.502, (left)27.15±5.354, (right) 26.6±5.796, (left)26.3±6.056, (D+R combination)26±4.714, 3.725± 0.157, 12.445±0.815, (right)2.5±2.877, (left)3±3.464, (galactic)2.81±1.414 and (VO2max) 42.035±7.056. According to the above results, we come to the conclusion that karate is a sport where the whole body is symmetrically trained.
