OBJECTIVE To determine the trend of high school students from Valparaíso Chile by means of an anthropometrical somatotype. MATERIAL AND METHODS two samples of students during the years 1984-1985 (86 men and 71 women) and 2009-2010 (77 men and 86 women) between 15 and 18 years of age have been studied. Somatotype was estimated by the Heath-Carter anthropometric method. RESULTS significant di...

One thousand four hundred and ten (1410) adult women age ranged from 19 to 40 year were measured randomly for their anthropometric and somatotype characteristics as a part of fitness counselling at local fitness clubs during the year 2010-2012 at Toronto. Women were from Greater Toronto Area (GTA) of Canada and living in Canada for the last 15 years or more after migrating from different countr...

Study Purpose. Somatotype is a parameter used to determine criteria based on body type. However, not many have done somatotype measurements in selecting prospective athletes. This study aims analyze the of athletes Tarung Derajat martial arts sport Material and Methods. research uses descriptive methods with survey types quantitative approaches, namely an anthropometric measurement test identif...

The studies of the somatotype allow us to know the quantified description of the morphological configuration of the individual, through endomorphy, mesomorphy and ectomorphy. Due to the acquisition of new eating habits along with a greater sedentarism in the child and adolescent population, it has been speculated that they have generated modifications in the morpho functional structure. This th...

The purpose of this study was determining the relationship between somatotype and selected physical fitness variables in 6-11 years-old girls. The subjects of this study consisted of 282 healthy girls with mean age of 08.44±01.40 years old, height of 129.88±10.48 cm and weight of 30.43±07.93 kg. Standard anthropometric methods were used to determine body mass, body height and all of skinfold an...

background the somatotype may influence the balance control ability. the quality of balance performance is an important factor to prevent injuries during sport activities. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of somatotype on the static and dynamic balance indices as well as falling risk index. patients and methods a total of 141 university student healthy young...

The aim of this research was to present a description the somatotipes volleyball players in Pekalongan Regency. This descriptive study using one shoot model approach. Data collection techniques used anthropometric tests and measurements. There were 10 components measured, namely weight measured digital scale, height stadiometer, thickness fat on triceps, subscapular, suprailiac, calves skinfold...

This study investigated the relationship between somatotype, level of competition, and performance in attack in elite level male volleyball players. The objective was to test for the potential covariation of competition level (Division A1 vs. A2) and playing position (hitters vs. centers vs. opposites) considering performance in attack. Anthropometric, body composition and somatotype variables ...

The aim of this cross-sectional research was to study the age changes in somatotype components of rural and urban Punjabi Brahmin females, ranging in age from 40 to 70 years. Urban Brahmin females (6.05-4.131.33) are more endomorphic and mesomorphic, but less ectomorphic than their rural counterparts (5.69-3.74-1.76). Both the rural and urban Brahmin females of present study demonstrate dominan...