Kinanthropometry IV | J.A.P. Day, J.W. Duguet | Taylor & Francis eBook

ABSTRACT

The International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry holds a major international conference every four years. This volume contains the papers presented at the fourth such event, held at the World Congress on Youth, Leisure and Physical Activity in Brussels.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |14 pages

Monkey Business: Evolution, Culture, and Youth Sport

part One|58 pages

Body Composition and Growth

chapter 1|20 pages

Regional Adiposity and the Sex Hormones

chapter 2|10 pages

Mineral and Water Contents of the Fat Free Body: Effect of the Gender, Activity Level, Age and Maturation

chapter 3|13 pages

Longitudinal Study of The Stability of The Somatotype in Boys and Girls

chapter 4|14 pages

The Analysis of Individual and Average Growth Curves: Some Methodological Aspects

part Two|67 pages

Physical Activity, Health and Fitness

chapter 5|11 pages

Nutrition and Physical Activity

chapter 6|7 pages

Windsurfing: Effects of Youth-Specific Changes in Materials and Techniques Concerning the Load on the Lower Back During the Lifting of the Sail

chapter 7|7 pages

Skeletal Ruggedness as a Factor in Performance of Olympic and National Calibre Synchronised Swimmers

chapter 8|6 pages

Applications of Spinal Shrinkage to Subjects with Low Back Pain

chapter 9|5 pages

Flexibility, Warm-Up and Injuries in Mature Games Players

chapter 10|8 pages

Daily Physical Activity and its Relationship with Health Related and Performance Related Fitness in 30 Year-Old Men

chapter 11|7 pages

The Effects of Continuous and Intermittent Training on the Ventilatory Threshold Two and Maximum Exercise Capacity of Middle-Aged Men

chapter 12|9 pages

Heritability of Health- and Performance-Related Fitness Data from the Leuven Longitudinal Twin Study

chapter 13|6 pages

Ergometric Assessments of Kayak Paddlers

part Three|49 pages

Performance and Anthropometry

chapter 14|14 pages

Physical Activity and Bone

chapter 15|6 pages

Distinguishing Anthropological Factors in Female Speed Skaters with Respect to Their Success in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games

chapter 16|7 pages

Sexual Dimorphism in Fat Patterning in Young Track and Field Athletes

chapter 17|8 pages

Somatotypes of Female Veteran Track and Field Athletes

chapter 18|6 pages

Relation of Anthropometric Measures and Anaerobic Performance in Young Brazilian Soccer Players

chapter 19|7 pages

Sexual Dimorphism and Motor Performance of Female Children, with a Remark on Elitism and Negative Selection

part Four|78 pages

Growth and Performance

chapter 20|19 pages

Biological Maturation and Physical Performance 1

chapter 21|5 pages

A Comparison of Oxygen Uptake During Running in Children and Adults

chapter 22|6 pages

Physical Performance Decline or Improvement of Girls at the Time of PHV and Later Maximal Performance

chapter 23|7 pages

Tracking at the Extremes in Health-and Performance Related Fitness from Adolescence through Adulthood

chapter 24|11 pages

Growth, Physical Performance and Psychological Characteristics of Disadvantaged Brazilian Preschool Children*

chapter 25|14 pages

Changes in Running Speed and Endurance Among Girls During Puberty

chapter 26|15 pages

Youth Sports: Readiness, Selection and Trainability