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Aerobic and Physical Capacities associated to Body Composition in Young Mexican Dance Aspirants

  • Oscar García Martínez,
  • Yesenia Yuritzi Díaz Martínez,
  • Francisco Eduardo Bravo Reyes,
  • Norma Lilia González Jaimes
Oscar García Martínez
Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México
Yesenia Yuritzi Díaz Martínez
Facultad de Nutrición. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México
Francisco Eduardo Bravo Reyes
Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México
Norma Lilia González Jaimes
Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34256/ijk2522

Published 05-08-2025

Keywords

  • Aerobic capacity,
  • Physical capacities,
  • Body composition,
  • Young Mexicans Dance Aspirants

How to Cite

Martínez, O. G., Díaz Martínez, Y. Y., Bravo Reyes, F. E., & González Jaimes, N. L. (2025). Aerobic and Physical Capacities associated to Body Composition in Young Mexican Dance Aspirants. International Journal of Kinanthropometry, 5(2), 12–24. https://doi.org/10.34256/ijk2522

Copyright (c) 2025 Oscar García Martínez, Yesenia Yuritzi Díaz Martínez, Francisco Eduardo Bravo Reyes, Norma Lilia González Jaimes

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Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical and aerobic capacities (Vo2max) as well as to determine their association with BMI and %BF in a group of applicants to enter the dance degree program at a public university in Mexico: Method: Quantitative-observational-transectional study. Sample: By convenience. Instruments: Anthropometric evaluation using the ISAK method, Course Navette, and proposals from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, and the American College of Sports Medicine. Statistical analyses: Descriptive, Shapiro-Wilk, Student´s T, Mann-Whitney U, Spearman´s correlation, and Kruskal-Wallis using SPSS-29. Results: n=54 (38 women and 16 men), age ẋ=20.13, σ=3.55 years. 90.3% reflected low aerobic capacity, physical capacities were also found to be low, particularly in men. About BMI, 5.3% of women and 6.3% of men showed obesity and overweight 26% and 25%, respectively. %BF was high (81.6% in women and 56.3% in men). Vo2max and BMI, in both groups, showed an inverse but no significant association. Vo2max revealed an inverse and significant association with %BF (= -.401, p=.013) in women but not in men (= -.255, p=.341). Likewise, it was found that a higher BMI in women is associated with a Vo2max levels decrease (K-W= 6.11, p=0.047), this situation was not seen in men (U=25.5, p=0.827), probably because they were a small and homogeneous group. However, in men as BMI (= -.559, p=.025) and %BF (= -.552, p=.038) increase, core strength decreases. Conclusion: Aerobic capacity decreases while %BF and BMI increase in the women group; these results were not reflected in the men group due to their size limitations. However, as BMI and %BF increase in men, core strength decreases. Studies with larger and more heterogeneous groups in body composition are suggested.

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