Assessment of the Health-Related Behaviors of Men Practicing Combat Sports and Martial Arts
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Abstract
Background: Physical activeness is one of the main elements of lifestyle in terms of preventing civilization diseases. The main purpose of this study was to assess the selected health behaviors of men practicing combat sports and martial arts and to find out what features or variables may have an influence one’s lifestyle.
Methods: Overall, 561 men aged 17-35 yr were enrolled and divided into three groups. Studies were conducted from March 2011 to June 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. The main research tool was Juczyński’s Health Behaviour Inventory. The questionnaire includes 24 statements – descriptions of various health-related attitudes and behaviours – divided into four categories: proper eating habits, preventive behaviours, positive psychical attitude, and health practices.
Results: The persons practicing combat sports and martial arts presented the highest level of health behaviours. The result of Group 1 was significantly higher than the result of Group 2 (P=0.05) and Group 3 (P<0.001). The sportsmen from Group 1 obtained the highest result in the category of psychical attitude (3.5), which was similar to the result of the non-active group (3.29). The men belonging to Group 2 rated highest their eating habits (3.37). All groups obtained the lowest results in the category of preventive behaviours.
Conclusion: The men practicing combat sports and martial arts showed high general level of health behaviours. It may give evidence to the intellectualization of sport and health training process, as well as to the fact of adopting the desired behaviours in everyday life.
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36. Biernat E, Boguszewski D (2015). The level of physical activity of the working inhab-itants of Warsaw practising martial arts and combat sports. Arch Budo, 11: 67-72.
37. Woitas-Ślubowska D (2009). Influence of Patricipation in Leisure Time Physical Ac-tivity on Tobacco and Alcohol Con-sumption among Former Athletes and Non-Athletes. J Hum Kinet, 21: 119-126.
38. Boguszewski D, Adamczyk JG, Suchcicka B, Słyk E, Białoszewski D (2014). The esti-mation of health-related behaviors of men practicing aikido and capoeira. Ido Mov Culture. J Martial Arts Anthrop, 14 (2): 41-46.
2. Szymocha M, Bryła M, Maniecka-Bryła I (2009). The Obesity Epidemic in the 21st Century. Pol J Pub Health, 119(2): 207-212.
3. Tiszczenko EM, Surmach MJ, Piecewicz-Szczęsna B (2009). Health behaviors as an essential health factor. Pol J Public Health, 119(1): 86-89.
4. Kirag N, Ocaktan EM (2013). Analysis of health promoting lifestyle behaviors and associated factors among nurses at a uni-versity hospital in Turkey. Saudi Med J, 34 (10): 1062-1067.
5. Boguszewski D, Słodkowska M, Adamczyk JG, Ochal A (2012). The Role of Pilates and Aquafitness Exercises in Sustaining the Health and Fitness of Elderly Wom-en. Sport Sci Rev, XXI, 3-4, 127-138.
6. Chomiuk T, Folga A, Mamcarz A (2013). The influence of systematic pulse-limited physical exercise on the parameters of the cardiovascular system in patients over 65 years of age. Arch Med Sci, 9 (2): 201-209.
7. Kalina RM, Kruszewski A, Jagiełło W, Włoch G (2003). Combat sports propaedeutics – basics of judo. AWF Warsaw.
8. Berengüí Gil R, Garcés de Los Fayos Ruiz EJ, López-Gullón JM, Cuevas Caravaca E (2015). Psychological skills and burnout in sports performance – an analysis of Olympic wrestling. Arch Budo Sci Martial Art Extreme Sport, 11: 81-87.
9. Sterkowicz-Przybycień K, Kłys A, Almansba R (2014). Educational judo benefits on the preschool children’s behavior. J Combat Sports Martial Arts, 5 (1): 23-26.
10. Juczyński Z (2001). Narzędzia pomiaru w promocji i psychologii zdrowia. PTP Warsaw.
11. Arendt A, Laszczyńska M, Bażydło M, Kotwas A, Barakiewicz B (2014). Estima-tion of health behavior in men aged over 40 years. Probl Hig Epidemiol, 95 (3): 659-666.
12. Douris P, Chinan A, Gomez M, et al (2004). Aw A, Steffens D, Weiss S. Fitness level of middle age martial arts practitioners. Br J Sports Med, 38: 143-147.
13. Drapšin M, Drid P, Grujić N, Trivić T (2010). Fitness level of male competitive judo players. J Combat Sports Martial Arts, 1 (2): 27-29.
14. Palka T, Lech G, Tyka A, et al (2013). Dif-ferences in the level of anaerobic and aerobic components of physical capacity in judoists at different age. Arch Budo, 9 (3): 195-203.
15. Woodward TW (2009). A Review of the Ef-fects of Martial Arts Practice on Health. WMJ, 108(1): 40-43.
16. Tomaszewski W, Mańko G, Pachalska M, et al (2012). Improvement of the Quality of Life of persons with degenerative joint disease in the process of a comprehen-sive rehabilitation program enhanced by Tai Chi: The perspective of increasing therapeutic and rehabilitative effects through the applying of eastern tech-niques combining health-enhancing exer-cises and martial arts. Arch Budo, 8 (3): 169-177.
17. Baumann C (2003). Elemente des Judo in der Behandlung psychisch kranker Kind-er. (Elements of Judo in the treatment of children with mental retardation). Schorn-dorf Motorik, 26 (2): 80-85.
18. Boguszewski D, Świderska B, Adamczyk JG, Białoszewski D (2013). Judo as a sup-plementary form of therapy for children with mental retardation. Arch Budo Sci Martial Arts Extreme Sport, 9: 85-92.
19. Mroczkowska H, Kownacka I, Obmiński Z (2008). Study of the indicators of social aggressiveness in competitors practising combat sports. Pol J Sport Tourism, 15: 158-165.
20. Steyn B, Roux S (2009). Aggression and psychological well-being of adolescent taekwondo participants in comparison with hockey participants and non-sport group. Afr J Phys Health Edu Rec Dance, 15 (1): 32-43.
21. Blach W, Litwiniuk A, Migasiewicz J (2005). Combat sports and martial arts as forms of preventing behaviors risking to the health of youth aged 15-18 shown on example of judo and aikido. Polish J Sport Med, 21 (2): 135-140.
22. Litwic-Kamińska K, Izdebski P (2012). The concept, subjective health assessment, health behaviours and physical activity level in early adulthood. Polish J Sport Med, 28 (3): 167-179.
23. Nowak PF, Kuśnierz C, Görner K, Bartnik P (2017). Determinants of health-related behaviours of judo athletes. Arch Budo, 13: 335-342.
24. Green CM, Petrou MJ, Fogarty-Hover MLS, Rolf CG (2007). Injuries among judokas during competition. Scand J Med Sci Sport, 17: 205-210.
25. Hosseini SG, Hosseini S (2010). The preva-lence and causes of bodily injuries in martial art kung-fu. Biomed Hum Kinet, 2: 34-37.
26. McPherson M, Pickett W (2010). Character-istics of martial art injuries in a defined Canadian population: a descriptive epi-demiological study. BMC Public Health, 10: 795.
27. Tenvergert EM, Ten Duis HJ, Klasen HJ (1992). Trends in sports injuries, 1982 1988: an in-depth study on four types of sport. J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 32 (2): 214-220.
28. Wilkerson LA (1997). Martial arts injuries. Am Osteopath Assoc, 97 (4): 221-226.
29. Leppänen M, Pasanen K, Kujala UM, Parkkari J (2015). Overuse injuries in youth basketball and floorball. Open Access J Sports Med, May 22; 6: 173-179.
30. Noh JW, Park BS, Kim MY, et al (2015). Analysis of combat sports players' inju-ries according to playing style for sports physiotherapy research. J Phys Ther Sci, 27 (8): 2425-2430.
31. Westermann RW, Giblin M, Vaske A, Gros-so K, Wolf BR (2015). Evaluation of Men's and Women's Gymnastics Inju-ries: A 10-Year Observational Study. Sports Health, 7 (2): 161-165.
32. Witkowski K, Maśliński J, Szałek M, Cieśliński W, Migasiewicz J (2015). Risk related to passion – comparative analysis of traumas on the example of judo and wrestling. Arch Budo, 11: 413-417.
33. Engebretsen L, Soligard T, Steffen K, et al (2013). Sports injuries and illnesses dur-ing the London Summer Olympic Games 2012. Br J Sports Med, 47: 407-414.
34. Willick SE, Webborn N, Emery C, et al (2013). The epidemiology of injuries at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Br J Sports Med, 47: 426-432.
35. Zetaruk MN, Violán MA, Zurakowski D, Micheli LJ (2005). Injuries in martial arts: a comparison of five styles. Br J Sports Med, 39: 29-33.
36. Biernat E, Boguszewski D (2015). The level of physical activity of the working inhab-itants of Warsaw practising martial arts and combat sports. Arch Budo, 11: 67-72.
37. Woitas-Ślubowska D (2009). Influence of Patricipation in Leisure Time Physical Ac-tivity on Tobacco and Alcohol Con-sumption among Former Athletes and Non-Athletes. J Hum Kinet, 21: 119-126.
38. Boguszewski D, Adamczyk JG, Suchcicka B, Słyk E, Białoszewski D (2014). The esti-mation of health-related behaviors of men practicing aikido and capoeira. Ido Mov Culture. J Martial Arts Anthrop, 14 (2): 41-46.
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BOGUSZEWSKI D, ADAMCZYK JG, BIALOSZEWSKI D. Assessment of the Health-Related Behaviors of Men Practicing Combat Sports and Martial Arts. Iran J Public Health. 2019;48(10):1794-1801.
