ABSTRACT

Excess adipose tissue may impact the motor performance of youth. Therefore, the current study examined (a) if adiposityinfluenced performance in the jump and reach and 30-yard dash and (b) if maturation predicted motor performance. Participants (N = 267) included girls aged 8 to 16 years. Latent growth curves were used to assess changes in motor performance. Sum of skinfolds predicted jump and reach performance from age 8.5 to 10.5 years, 11.5–12.0 years, 13.0 years, and from age 14 to 14.5 years (b = −0.013 to 0.051, p < 0.05). Sum of skinfolds predicted 30-yard dash performance from age 8.5 to 14.0 years and at age 15.5 years (b = 0.003 to 0.005, p < 0.05). Maturation did not predict performance. Future research should examine determinants that explain the link between adiposity and motor performance.

摘要

过多的脂肪组织可能会影响青少年的运动能力。因此，当前的研究检查了（a）肥胖是否影响跳跃和伸手和30码短跑的表现，以及（b）成熟是否预测了运动表现。参加者（N = 267）包括8至16岁的女孩。潜伏增长曲线用于评估运动表现的变化。皮褶的总和可预测从8.5岁至10.5岁，11.5年至12.0年，13.0年以及14岁至14.5岁之间的跳跃和达到表现（b = −0.013至0.051，p <0.05）。皮褶的总和预测了从8.5岁到14.0岁以及在15.5岁时的30码仪表板性能（b = 0.003至0.005，p<0.05）。成熟不能预测性能。未来的研究应检查能够解释肥胖与运动表现之间联系的决定因素。