The Characteristics of Physical Fitness Related to Athletic Performance of Male and Female Sport Dancers

Abstract

The aim of this research was to define specific characteristics of physical fitness of dancers and couples of dancers when analyzing them in relation to their dancing efficiency indices. Quantitative and qualitative char- acteristics of functional power, fast kinetics and economy indicated high requirements for the high function- ality of dancers-athletes. This can be seen from the indicators of the reaction power of the cardiorespiratory system and the energy supply of work. Differences of indicators: relative oxygen uptake (VO 2 max); pulmonary ventilation (V E ); carbon dioxide production (VCO 2 ), anaerobic threshold (AT) for both partners were statistically significant (р<0.05). At the same time, high requirements have been set for the fast kinetics and economy of the reaction. It is shown that the quantitative characteristics of the fast kinetics: half-time reaction of oxygen uptake (T 50 VO), pulmonary ventilation (T 50 VE); carbon dioxide production (T 50 VCO 2 ), heart rate ( T50 HR) and cost-effectiveness characteristics: oxygen heart rate at maximal oxygen uptake (VО 2 /HR at VO 2 max), oxygen heart rate at anaerobic threshold (VО 2 /HR at AT); ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide at anaerobic thresh- old (VE/VCO 2 at AT); ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide at maximal oxygen uptake (V E /VCO 2 at VO 2 max); ventilatory equivalent for oxygen at anaerobic threshold (VE/VO2 at AT); ventilatory equivalent for oxygen at maximal oxygen uptake (V E /VO 2 at VO 2 max); oxygen uptake percentage at anaerobic threshold from maximal oxygen uptake (%VO 2 АT from VO 2 max -1 ) between partners do not differ significantly. This made it possible to analyze the integral functional readiness of the pair and compare the characteristics of sportsmen-dancers of high and low qualifications.