ABSTRACT
O estudo procurou compreender quais motivações levam as mulheres a entrarem e permanecerem no boxe feminino em quatro academias de Curitiba/PR, uma vez que observa-se grande busca do sexo feminino por essa modalidade nessa realidade. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 08 mulheres praticantes da modalidade há pelo menos seis meses, as quais foram analisadas de acordo com os seguintes eixos temáticos: saúde/estética, escolha do esporte, incentivo e socialização, esporte para homens. Constatou-se que os principais motivos para a adesão são a localização, sociabilidade e ambiente, e para a permanência, o alto gasto calórico (finalidades estéticas) e o dinamismo do esporte. Além de fatores que convergem para a adesão e aderência, como o ambiente e a diminuição e controle do estresse. Desta maneira, as mulheres procuram essa prática por anseios que vão muito além do boxe tradicional, e esse movimento de inserção tende a elevar-se cada vez mais.
The study sought to understand motivations which lead women to enter and remain in women's boxing in four fitness centers in Curitiba / PR, since there is great looking female of this way that reality. Were performed semi-structured interviews with 08 women practitioners of the sport were held for at least six months, which were analyzed according to the following themes: health / beauty, choice of sport, encouragement and socializing, sport for men. It was found that the main reasons for joining are the location, sociability and environment, and for the stay, the high energy expenditure (aesthetic purposes) and the dynamism of the sport. In addition to factors that converge to the adhesion and permanence, such as the environment and the reduction and control of stress. Thus, women seek this practice by anxieties that go far beyond the traditional boxing, and this insertion movement tends to rise more and more.
El estudio trata de entender qué motivaciones llevan a las mujeres a entrar y permanecer en el boxeo femenino en cuatro centros de fitness en Curitiba / PR. Se realizaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas con 08 mujeres que practican este deporte durante al menos seis meses, lo que se analizaron de acuerdo con los temas siguientes: salud / belleza, la elección del deporte, el estímulo y la socialización, el deporte para los hombres. Se encontró que las principales razones para adhésion son la ubicación, la sociabilidad y el medio ambiente, y por la retención, el alto gasto de energía (con fines estéticos) y el dinamismo del deporte. Para adhésion y retención los factores son el medio ambiente y la reducción y control del estrés. Por lo tanto, las mujeres buscan esta práctica por la ansiedad que van mucho más allá del boxeo tradicional, y este movimiento de inserción tiende a subir más.
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Quality of Life , Women , Boxing/trends , Fitness Centers , Data CollectionABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM: Several changes have occurred in Olympic boxing (OB) in the last few decades, influencing the results in official competitions. The aim of this study was to assess how the evolution of rules changed the rate of the results that can influence boxers' health. METHODS: From a web-research, the results of OB tournaments from 1952 to 2011 were reviewed (29,357 bouts). For each event, rate of knockout (KO), referee-stop contest (RSC), RSC-Head (RSCH), RSC-Injury (RSCI), RSC-Outclassed (RSCO), abandon, disqualification and points decisions were recorded. In our analysis we investigated the changes that occurred after the introduction of the standing-count rule (1964), mandatory head guard (1984), computerised scoring system (1992), RSCO (2000-2009) and modification of bout formula 3×3 min rounds (3×3, until 1997, 5×2 min rounds (5×2) until 1999, 4×2 min rounds (4×2) until 2008, 3×3 from 2009). RESULTS: The most important results were: (1) an RSCI rate increase (0.72-2.42%, p<0.03) after the standing-count rule; (2) a lower RSCI (0.60%, p<0.001) and higher RSCH (1.31-4.92%, p<0.001) and RSC (9.71-13.05%, p<0.03) rate with mandatory head guard; (3) a KO rate reduction (6.44-2.09%, p<0.001) with the computerised scoring system; (4) an RSC (13.15-5.91%, p<0.05) and RSCH (4.23-1.41%, p<0.001) rate reduction comparing 5×2-4×2 bouts. CONCLUSIONS: In the last six decades, along with rule changes in OB, a clear reduction of health challenging results was observed. In the near future, older rules will be adopted (no head guard and a manual scoring system). Continued medical surveillance is important to ensure that new rule changes do not result in poor medical outcomes for the boxers.
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Boxing/legislation & jurisprudence , Boxing/injuries , Boxing/trends , Head Protective Devices , Humans , Legislation as Topic/trends , Time FactorsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of chronic traumatic brain injury from amateur boxing. SETTING: Secondary research performed by combination of sport physicians and clinical academics. DESIGN, DATA SOURCES, AND METHODS: Systematic review of observational studies in which chronic traumatic brain injury was defined as any abnormality on clinical neurological examination, psychometric testing, neuroimaging studies, and electroencephalography. Studies were identified through database (1950 to date) and bibliographic searches without language restrictions. Two reviewers extracted study characteristics, quality, and data, with adherence to a protocol developed from a widely recommended method for systematic review of observational studies (MOOSE). RESULTS: 36 papers had relevant extractable data (from a detailed evaluation of 93 studies of 943 identified from the initial search). Quality of evidence was generally poor. The best quality studies were those with a cohort design and those that used psychometric tests. These yielded the most negative results: only four of 17 (24%) better quality studies found any indication of chronic traumatic brain injury in a minority of boxers studied. CONCLUSION: There is no strong evidence to associate chronic traumatic brain injury with amateur boxing.
