Abstract
The Japanese government declared a state of emergency from 7 April to 25 May to limit people’s movement due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This pandemic negatively affects athletes’ body composition due to inactivity. Therefore, we compared the body composition data (i.e., fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM)), of 43 Japanese elite fencers (22 men, 21 women), in September 2019 for baseline, and of 21 (12 men, 9 women) who completed the following measurements in June 2020 (POST; immediately after rescinding the emergency state) and September 2020 (POST-4M; 4-months after rescinding the emergency state). Results at baseline indicate no significant differences in body compositions among fencing disciplines. We also confirmed no significant changes in body mass during the 1-year investigation period in either sex. There were no time-course changes in men’s FFM and FM; however, time-course changes in women’s FM were observed. Compared to the baseline, FM values were significantly higher at POST and then returned to baseline levels at POST-4M in women. In conclusion, the 2-month stay-at-home period due to COVID-19 negatively affected women’s FM changes, but not their FFM or men’s FM.
Highlights
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been postponed and re-scheduled to the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)
The purpose of this study was to confirm the fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) data on Japanese data were collectedinfrom fencing athletes who were for the elite Baseline fencers, whom we followed three43 situations: non-emergency statecandidates
A significant difference was observed only in FFM, while there were no significant differences in the other variables
Summary
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been postponed and re-scheduled to the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). The Japanese government declared a state of emergency from 7 April to 25 May to limit people’s movement. This restricted Japanese elite athletes’ training and practice, as they could not use specific practicing areas, such as gymnasiums, training gyms, or inside track and fields during these two months. This may have caused inactivity and negatively affected athletes’ body composition
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
