An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics
The aim of this research was to determine the features of a step workout technique which may be related to motor system overloading in step aerobics. Subjects participating in the research were instructors (n=15) and students (n=15) without any prior experience in step aerobics. Kinematic and kineti...
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| author | Alicja Rutkowska-Kucharska Katarzyna Wysocka Sławomir Winiarski Agnieszka Szpala Małgorzata Sobera |
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| description | The aim of this research was to determine the features of a step workout technique which may be related to motor system overloading in step aerobics. Subjects participating in the research were instructors (n=15) and students (n=15) without any prior experience in step aerobics. Kinematic and kinetic data was collected with the use of the BTS SMART system comprised of 6 calibrated video cameras and two Kistler force plates. The subjects’ task was to perform basic steps. The following variables were analyzed: vertical, anteroposterior, and mediolateral ground reaction forces; foot flexion and abduction and adduction angles; knee joint flexion angle; and trunk flexion angle in the sagittal plane. The angle of a foot adduction recorded for the instructors was significantly smaller than that of the students. The knee joint angle while stepping up was significantly higher for the instructors compared to that for the students. Our research confirmed that foot dorsal flexion and adduction performed while stepping up increased load on the ankle joint. Both small and large angles of knee flexion while stepping up and down resulted in knee joint injuries. A small trunk flexion angle in the entire cycle of step workout shut down dorsal muscles, which stopped suppressing the load put on the spine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-570f95ffbf9b41d797674de2c9a7c13a2025-02-03T01:20:48ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032017-01-01201710.1155/2017/39549073954907An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step AerobicsAlicja Rutkowska-Kucharska0Katarzyna Wysocka1Sławomir Winiarski2Agnieszka Szpala3Małgorzata Sobera4Department of Biomechanics, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Athletics and Gymnastics, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Biomechanics, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Biomechanics, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Athletics and Gymnastics, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, PolandThe aim of this research was to determine the features of a step workout technique which may be related to motor system overloading in step aerobics. Subjects participating in the research were instructors (n=15) and students (n=15) without any prior experience in step aerobics. Kinematic and kinetic data was collected with the use of the BTS SMART system comprised of 6 calibrated video cameras and two Kistler force plates. The subjects’ task was to perform basic steps. The following variables were analyzed: vertical, anteroposterior, and mediolateral ground reaction forces; foot flexion and abduction and adduction angles; knee joint flexion angle; and trunk flexion angle in the sagittal plane. The angle of a foot adduction recorded for the instructors was significantly smaller than that of the students. The knee joint angle while stepping up was significantly higher for the instructors compared to that for the students. Our research confirmed that foot dorsal flexion and adduction performed while stepping up increased load on the ankle joint. Both small and large angles of knee flexion while stepping up and down resulted in knee joint injuries. A small trunk flexion angle in the entire cycle of step workout shut down dorsal muscles, which stopped suppressing the load put on the spine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3954907 |
| spellingShingle | Alicja Rutkowska-Kucharska Katarzyna Wysocka Sławomir Winiarski Agnieszka Szpala Małgorzata Sobera An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics |
| title_full | An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics |
| title_fullStr | An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics |
| title_short | An Investigation into the Relation between the Technique of Movement and Overload in Step Aerobics |
| title_sort | investigation into the relation between the technique of movement and overload in step aerobics |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3954907 |
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