Estudo comparativo das capacidades físicas em crianças praticantes e não praticantes da modalidade karaté

Abstract

The karate shows one proposal of benefits on the physical (physical fitness), psychological, and social. The physical fitness refeer health as well as sportive skills that are all the possibles habilities of training. Objectives: Relate the level of children physical fitness training Karate and those who don't. Methodology: The survey was made on children, aged 8 to 10 years, both sexes, been 20 Karate trainers and 20 no Karate trainers, at Inhumas city. To verify the level of physical fitness of both students, were resort tests of Flexibility - sit and reach; aerobic Resistance - 6 minutes; Speed - Racing 20mt; Agility - square test; Resistance - Abdominal 1 '; Force Senior Member - pitch medicineball; force lower limbs - horizontal jump. Results and Controversy: We might notice that on every aplyed test, those who practice had a better acquittal regarding those who don't, from that we may draft the level of flexibility on both samples. Conclusion: The level of physical fitness of children placed in karate can be considered better than those who do not practice, however, children who only practice traditional physical education also appear to be within the desired fitness levels in most tests. It is suggested that further studies in the area, address new considerations in order to identify the training effectiveness of physical capacities both for health and sports.