Laboratory of Physiology, Nutrition and Health, School of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goias, Brazil
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Flexibility is inversely Correlated with Body Mass Index in Overweight Recreational Runners
Author(s): Raquel Rodrigues dos Santos, João Claudio Cunha, Maxwell Patrocínio Menezes, Ana Gabriella Pereira Alves, Marcelo Henrique Silva, Rafael Ribeiro Alves, Naiany Pereira Silva and Vitor Alves Marques*
Background: Flexibility is a skill of great importance to prevent the occurrence of muscle damage, and it constantly needs to be improved so that its benefits extend throughout life. Individuals with a higher body mass index (BMI) have a lower level of flexibility than those with normal weight or underweight. Objective: To correlate the flexibility with BMI of eutrophic and overweight recreational runners. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 35 Brazilian recreational runners (.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2573-0312.2020.5.186
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