MUROS, FRANCISCO JAVIER, Calvo Lluch, Africa
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Retos
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0.31
01/01/2020
000519562000045
the purpose of our study was to determine the caloric expenditure in dancers of contemporary dance and relate it to their intake to be able to identify the energy balance; all this took place during the period of performances of these dancers. Ten students of the contemporary dance modality, five men with an average age of 25 +/- 5.08 and five women of 21 +/- 2.51 years of age participated in this study. However, due to an unexpected cancellation there was a sample death of two male subjects. During a period of 3 consecutive days, the total daily energy expenditure was measured using the BodyMedia SenseWear metabolic sensor and the caloric intake was compiled through a nutritional history of 24 h memory and transformed to daily energy intake with the DIAL computer software. The results showed a negative energy balance in men of -1,623, 27 +/- 626, 76 Kcal/d and in women of - 1,196.87 +/- 360, 28 Kcal/d. It can be concluded that the dancers had low caloric intakes, which led to a negative energy balance. These results suggest that the high energetic demands of the dancers of contemporary dance force to increase the food intake in training and days of function. Contemporary dancers may be at risk for numerous health and performance problems associated with a negative energy balance, particularly during periods of training.
contemporary dance; caloric intake; caloric expenditure; energy balance; BodyMedia SenseWear