Indicadores de saúde e características do treinamento de corredores de rua amadores de assessoria esportiva

Abstract

Nowadays, the number of street race fans is growing, and the profile of these practitioners seems to be heterogeneous, since the sport is composed in addition to the high performance athletes, by amateur sportsmen with a clinical and physical profile of the most different characteristics. The objective of the present study was to analyze the health indicators and the characteristics of the race training in amateur athletic advisors. The research was transversal, descriptive with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 40 volunteers, 23 men and 17 women, in the age group of 20 to 60 years (37.6 ± 9.5 years), street runners from a sports consultancy in João Pessoa. The variables investigated were: health indicators (risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases - NCD), smoking, alcohol consumption, habitual blood pressure (self-reported); and aspects of running training: weekly activity frequency (days), training duration time (hours), weekly training volume (km), type of training and participation in official competitions. The variables were obtained through a questionnaire composed of closed questions. Data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum and frequency distribution. SPSS version 20 for Windows® software was used for this purpose. RESULTS: Regarding health indicators, 92.5% did not present risk factors for CNCD, 95.0% did not smoke and 5.0% were ex-smokers, 67.5% occasionally consumed alcoholic beverages, 10.0% frequently and 22.5% do not consume; in relation to hypertension, 97.5% are normotensive and 2.5% have high blood pressure. Regarding aspects of running training, 37.5% practice less than 1 year, 27.5% between 1 and 4 years and 35.0% over 4 years; the duration of the training is less than 60 minutes for 22.5%, between 61 and 90 minutes for 72.5% and 5.0% for more than 91 minutes; 5.0% train between 1 to 2 days, 47.5% 3 days and 47.5% for 4 or more days; about the type of training, 97.5% do interval and 2.5% only continuous. The weekly training volume showed that: 27.5% run up to 20 km / week, 25.0% between 20.1 to 30 km / week, 32.5% between 30.1 to 40 km / week and 15.0 % higher than 40.1 km / week. In relation to participation in competitions annually, 20.0% participate in 1 to 2 exams, 30.0% in 3 to 5, 30.0% in 6 to 8 and 20.0% participate in more than 8 exams. CONCLUSION: Practitioners in the street race of the sports consultancy investigated presented a favorable profile in the health indicators, considering that a significant majority did not present risk factors for CNCD, are not smokers, do not consume alcoholic beverages frequently and are not affected by high blood pressure. Regarding the training characteristic, a higher frequency of experienced runners (with more training time) was observed, with a frequent participation in competitions and training profile compatible with that proposed in the literature and principles of running training.