Efeito do Exercício Excêntrico em Crianças

Abstract

In practice of sports games or games the child performs variety of movements such as jumping, running and turning. These movements occur through eccentric exercise. Thus, the aim of study was to analyze the effect of eccentric exercise in children. The eccentric contraction is associated with a lower energy expenditure and gain more muscle mass, but its practice has been associated with a report of delay onset muscle soreness and loss of muscle strength and performance during the recovery period. In children it was possible to identify susceptibility to eccentric contraction, through the presence of indicators of muscle damage. However, in children, the degree of delay onset muscle soreness and decreased performance are significantly lower than that reported in adults. This difference has been explained by factors of immune response, lower aerobic capacity and lifestyle of children.