Author(s): Naiany Pereira Silva, Vitor Alves Marques
Objective: To analyze aerobic capacity in basketball players from a team in Goiania. Methods: Participated in the study of a total of seven basketball players, all male men between 50 and 71 years old and average age of 59.85 years. Participants answered or informed consent form performed an anthropometric assessment: total body mass, height and BMI (Body Mass Index), in addition to the six-minute walk test.
Results: Regarding the BMI, 42.9% of the practitioners had levels of excess weight. There is no longer a six-minute walk test with results greater than 27.71%.
Conclusion: The most experienced basketball athletes showed an aerobic capacity higher than expected, or that demonstrated a good performance to perform a sports practice, in addition to daily activities.
