THE LEVEL OF SPIROMETRIC INDICATORS IN MEN RECREATIONALLY ENGAGED IN DIFFERENT SPORTS DISCIPLINES
Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2013, Vol 29, Issue 3
Abstract
[b]Background. [/b]The aim of this study was to determine the level of spirometric indicators in young men who recreationally participated in various sports disciplines and to attempt to assess the effect of the characteristic features of individual sports disciplines on the level of measured spirometric parameters.[b]Material and methods.[/b] Study participants comprised 58 men divided into 5 research groups: phy sically inactive, university students at the physical education faculty, and 3 groups of persons who engag ed in different sports disciplines, i.e., swimming, basketball, and alpine skiing. All participants underwent a comprehensive spirometric assessment that consisted of 3 stages. Stage I involved measuring the vital capacity of lungs and its components. Stage II involved conducting dynamic spirometric tests (flow-vo lume assessment). Stage III involved measuring maximal voluntary ventilation and determining breathing reserve.[b]Results.[/b] No statistically significant differences were found between the studied groups in terms of vital capacity and its components. Vital capacity ranged from 5.47 L (skiers) to 6.04 L (students of physical education). Maximal pulmonary ventilation and forced expiratory volume in 1 second showed no significant differences between the physically active groups. However, significant differences between physically active and physically inactive persons were found in peak expiratory flow and maximal voluntary ventilation. The physically inactive group showed statistically lower levels of these two parameters than each physically active group.[b]Conclusions.[/b] Regular recreational physical activity benefits the level of spirometric parameters, especially those determined during dynamic spirometric tests. The characteristic features of a given sports discipline (body height of basketball players, resistance breathing of swimmers, and comprehensive physical activity of students of physical education) did not have a significant effect on the level of spirometric parameters. Lower levels of maximal voluntary ventilation and breathing reserve in physically inactive persons compared to physically active persons may indicate lower effectiveness of the respiratory system in the former.
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Marcin Maciejczyk, Witold Ziara
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