What is it about?
The aim of this study was to explore the influence of different sports (basketball and football) in growth and development of the anthropometrical variables, which inform about volume and distribution of the subcutaneous adipose tissue of athletes.
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Why is it important?
The human body is composed of lean tissues (muscle, bone, and organs) that are metabolically active, and fat (adipose) tissue that is not. Fat is an essential part of the human body and necessary to provide energy for long duration physical activities. But, exceeding amount of fat is associated with diabetes and coronary heart disease.
Perspectives
Knowing bodily composition of a sportsman allows us to plan his physical exercises, and dietary programme. A combination of a good programmed diet, as well and well organized physical exercises, will result in changes of bodily composition. However, changes of bodily composition of a person may not be so simple, and will depend on intensity, frequency, duration and applied time of physical exercises, as well how easy it is to change diet.
PhD Agron M Rexhepi
Institute of Sports Anthropology
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This page is a summary of: The Differences in Body Volume and Skinfold Thickness Between Basketball Players and Footballers, International Journal of Morphology, December 2010, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT),
DOI: 10.4067/s0717-95022010000400013.
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