Abstract
Practised as both a leisure activity and a mass and competitive sport, aerobic gymnastics is one of the most popular branches of gymnastics. As a mass and competitive sport, aerobic gymnastics has a complex motor repertoire that involves performing spectacular movements to music. The concept that has led to the emergence and development of competitive aerobic gymnastics is that of “spectator sport”. The physical and mental demands and rigors of a competitive sport on those who want to be at the top of national and international rankings sometimes disturb their health balance. Purpose of the study: This study aims to determine whether the practice of competitive aerobics has any influence on the development and progression of scoliosis in female athletes who train for approximately 3 hours a day. Assessment methods: The assessment methods used to identify scoliosis are somatoscopy and various anthropometric measurements characteristic of three-dimensional postural deformities. Conclusion: Competitive sport can be considered an aggravating factor in the case of physical impairments due to the many positions and movements that an athlete has to perform, and the main causes of their occurrence are the excessive overloads imposed by competitive sport on the genetic background of each pubertal individual.
Highlights
On 14 March 1995, the first course dedicated to aerobic gymnastics coaches and referees was organized, and at the end of that year, the first edition of the World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships was held in Paris
One definition of aerobic gymnastics that we propose is: a branch of gymnastics that involves performing an exercise to music and incorporates both elements of difficulty and choreographed sequences of aerobic steps combined with upper limb movements, transitions, partnerships and constructions with different directions of movement and changes in the level of execution
Competitive sport can be considered an aggravating factor in the case of physical impairments due to the numerous positions and movements that an athlete has to perform, and the main causes of their occurrence are the excessive overloads imposed by competitive sport on the genetic background of each pubertal individual
Summary
As a competitive sports discipline, aerobic gymnastics originated between the 1970s and 1980s, a period that marked one of the most significant “explosions” in the field of fitness.The official request to introduce aerobic gymnastics into the competition programme of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) was made to the FIG Executive Committee on 30 October 1993, and shortly thereafter (1994), the FIG Congress in Geneva established the Aerobic Gymnastics Commission.On 14 March 1995 (in Switzerland), the first course dedicated to aerobic gymnastics coaches and referees was organized, and at the end of that year (in December), the first edition of the World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships was held in Paris.In 1996, aerobic gymnastics became one of the official sports disciplines of the FIG, and it has continued to develop as a sport ever since.In Romania, aerobic gymnastics is one of the gymnastics disciplines for which the Romanian Gymnastics Federation is responsible, being one of the branches of Romanian sport with the most international results. The official request to introduce aerobic gymnastics into the competition programme of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) was made to the FIG Executive Committee on 30 October 1993, and shortly thereafter (1994), the FIG Congress in Geneva established the Aerobic Gymnastics Commission. On 14 March 1995 (in Switzerland), the first course dedicated to aerobic gymnastics coaches and referees was organized, and at the end of that year (in December), the first edition of the World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships was held in Paris. In Romania, aerobic gymnastics is one of the gymnastics disciplines for which the Romanian Gymnastics Federation is responsible, being one of the branches of Romanian sport with the most international results. Romania’s first notable results in this sport were the silver medal in the trio event and the bronze medal in the team classification at the 1995 World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships (Paris)
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