IMPACTS OF LOWER LIMB FLEXIBILITY EXERCISE ON AEROBIC GYMNASTICS PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT Introduction: Aerobic gymnastics is a sport that involves sense of beauty, rhythm and dance, with high artistic expressiveness, characteristics have favored strong population adherence. It believed the specific flexibility exercise can add greater visual impact to their movements, raising competitive performance. Objective: Verify impacts lower limb on performance aerobics athletes. Methods: Six athletes were selected perform an 8-week experiment, adopting PNF methodology for training. The measured before after these data analyzed studied statistically. Results: results long jump in physical quality index increased by 0.1209 m; added value two-minute, 10-m backstroke test was 1.46. movement indexes showed expressive increases: flexion 2.62; right angle support 0.78; split leg 1.95; standing eyes closed foot balance 4.63. Conclusion: Lower positively aerobic Level evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation treatment outcomes.