The Influence of Body Composition on Performance in Functional Physical Fitness of Postmenopausal Women

Abstract:

This study aimed to analyze the influence of body composition on the performance of physical fitness tests in postmenopausal women. The sample included 53 women, with a mean age of 69.11±6.80 years old. The body composition was obtained with the four-pole bioimpedance and functional physical fitness was evaluated through the battery of tests of Rikli and Jones. The mean values of fat mass (FM) and waist circumference (WC) were, respectively, 37.98% and 94.24 cm, with 81.1% of the women presenting high levels of intra-abdominal adiposity. The performance in the functional physical fitness tests was classified as very weak. Basal metabolism rate (BMR) and% FM significantly impacted lower limb strength. The performance of the cardiorespiratory test was compromised by age and the presence of higher FM levels. In conclusion, the results suggest that% FM influences the variation of aerobic fitness and muscular strength and endurance at the level of the lower limbs. This relationship is not regardless of age and, in the second case, also of RBM. A greater daily energy expenditure is associated with worse flexibility and dynamic equilibrium. Superior flexibility is influenced by central adiposity and age.

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2018

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