Comparação dos níveis de equilíbrio corporal e força da musculatura da região do “core” de mulheres praticantes e não praticantes de surfe no litoral de Fortaleza-CE

Abstract

Surfing is a radical sport practiced in an unstable environment, and it is imperative that the practitioner develop the physical valences necessary to make him fit for the stimuli. With few studies evaluating motor skills of surfers and the increasing popularization of the modality, the present study intends to compare the balance and musculature levels of the core region among women practicing and not practicing surfing. A questionnaire, a flamingo test (EUROFIT, 1988) was used to evaluate the balance and test one based on kendall (1993 apud REIS et al., 2015) to evaluate the strength of the core muscles ". The study was composed of 20 participants divided into two groups: experimental (surfers) and control, with 10 women in each group. The surfers obtained a mean of 8.5 ± 1.3 falls and the control group of 16.4 ± 1.8 falls, showing that the balance of surfers was significantly better. In the "core" test, 60% of the group of surfers had a maximum score (10), compared to 30% of the control group. Thus, the experimental group obtained a higher level of balance compared to the control group. It is unknown if the results were determined exclusively by surfing, since the participants also practiced other modalities, requiring further studies with a more particular sample to surf.