<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Study aim</italic>: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between attention and physical endurance (running) and anthropometric parameters of athletes.<italic>Material and methods</italic>: The study examined 61 students aged 19 to 25 years, divided into two groups: athletes (33 participants) and non-athletes (28 participants). We employed anthropometric measurements and the Vienna System Test, including tools to measure focused attention, such as LVT (visual orientation performance test) and DAUF (test for examination of sustained attention) and the Cooper test to measure endurance.<italic>Results</italic>: Analysis of the results demonstrated a relationship between attention and physical endurance with median time from LVT (r = –0.552). A relationship was also found between the Cooper test results and the mean time to incorrect answer (r = –0.900).<italic>Conclusions</italic>: The analysis demonstrated a relationship between attention, physical endurance and anthropometric parameters of athletes.</abstract>

Study aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between attention and physical endurance (running) and anthropometric parameters of athletes.Material and methods: The study examined 61 students aged 19 to 25 years, divided into two groups: athletes (33 participants) and non-athletes (28 participants). We employed anthropometric measurements and the Vienna System Test, including tools to measure focused attention, such as LVT (visual orientation performance test) and DAUF (test for examination of sustained attention) and the Cooper test to measure endurance.Results: Analysis of the results demonstrated a relationship between attention and physical endurance with median time from LVT (r = –0.552). A relationship was also found between the Cooper test results and the mean time to incorrect answer (r = –0.900).Conclusions: The analysis demonstrated a relationship between attention, physical endurance and anthropometric parameters of athletes.

Are there correlations between attention, physical endurance and anthropometric parameters of athletes?

Interfaculty Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Department of Theory and Methodology of Physical Education

Department of Physiology and Sports Medicine, Józef Piłsudski

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between attention and physical endurance (running) and anthropometric parameters of...

Are there correlations between attention, physical endurance and anthropometric parameters of athletes?

Pubblicato online: 03 ago 2019

Pagine: 103 - 109

Ricevuto: 06 mar 2019

Accettato: 29 lug 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2019-0014

Parole chiave
Sustained attention, Physical endurance, Anthropometric parameters, Cooper test, Athletes

© 2019 Mirosław Mikicin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Are there correlations between attention, physical endurance and anthropometric parameters of athletes?

Pubblicato online: 03 ago 2019

Pagine: 103 - 109

Ricevuto: 06 mar 2019

Accettato: 29 lug 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2019-0014

Parole chiaveSustained attention, Physical endurance, Anthropometric parameters, Cooper test, Athletes

© 2019 Mirosław Mikicin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
Sustained attention, Physical endurance, Anthropometric parameters, Cooper test, Athletes