出版社：Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício
摘要：Introduction: Tennis is a sport that has character intermittent explosive movements alternating high intensity and short duration. It has numerous benefits to physical and mental health. Among the benefits, the change in body composition may be related not only to the practice of tennis, but also in feeding behavior. Objective: To analyze the influence of practice time, the volume of weekly practice, feeding behavior and age in arm muscle circumference and percentage of body fat amateur tennis players - and to assess the relationship between these variables. Materials and Methods: We assessed 40 amateur tennis players adult males. A questionnaire was given food, questions about time and volume of practice. With aid of a scale was measured total body mass, measured with a caliper and the skin folds with a ribbon inelastic height and arm circumference. Results: The main findings of this study were lower arm muscle circumference in subjects with longer practice. The age variable was correlated with time and volume of practice. The fat percentage was higher in older individuals. Discussion: A smaller arm muscle circumference of individuals with longer practice could be at excess lean mass hindering the realization of the movements with power. The change in body composition with aging may explain a greater percentage of fat in older individuals. Conclusion: Further studies can be conducted in order to assess other factors that may interfere with the body composition and eating behavior. Key words: Tennis, Body Composition, Feeding Behavior, Physical Activity.
