Assessing the relationship between functional movement screening, speed & body composition among sports population

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Movement deficits and asymmetries are detected using the functional movement screen (FMS). Although increased body composition makes body movement more challenging, the relationship of body composition and FMS in athletes is unclear. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study aimed (1) to relate the effects of body composition on FMS and speed and (2) to relate the effects of body composition on FMS and speed among the three groups. METHODOLOGY: In this cross-sectional study, 135 university male athletes free from injury participated. The subjects were divided into three groups. Each group has 45 subjects: Group A = team sports (hockey, football, rugby, and cricket); Group B = individual sports (judo, boxing, fencing, and taekwondo), and Group C = recreational subjects. Each participant completed FMS and speed (50-m dash test) and body composition was recorded on Omron Karada Scan HBF-224. RESULTS: The components of body composition (body mass index [BMI] [r = −0.420, P = 0.000], body fat % [r = −0.297, P = 0.000], and visceral fat % [r = −0.423, P = 0.000]) showed a negative correlation with FMS while skeletal mass % (r = 0.328, r = 0.000) showed a correlation with FMS. The result of components of body composition (BMI [r = 7.23, P = 0.000], body fat % [r = 0.572, P = 0.000], and visceral fat % [r = 0.751, P = 0.000]) and speed showed a positive correlation while skeletal mass % (r = −0.535, P = 0.000) showed a negative correlation with speed. CONCLUSION: This study concludes that maintaining the body composition in the normal range can boost their performance by giving them the best FMS and speed outcomes.