SPORMETRE BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR BİLİMLERİ DERGİSİ, vol.16, no.4, pp.12-20, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
The present study aimed to examine the relationship between lung capacity and balance parameters in professional boxers. Twenty-six professional-level male boxers aged 16-20 years volunteered to participate in the study. The respiratory and balance parameters of the athletes were analyzed via Pearson’s correlation with values of P<0.05 accepted as statistically significant. A positive relationship was determined for the values of volume taken in the first second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) with the average tracking error (ATE) (%), body mass index (BMI) with ATE (%), FEV1 with area used (E area) (mm2), FVC with E area (mm2) and environment used (per mm), and for vital capacity (VC) with the Y-axis pressure to the central point (Av CoPY, mm). A significant relationship was found between values of the distance and the area used by boxers to stand inbalance and the inspiration and expiration parameters. This suggests that the body balance is very effective and that the parameters related to the lung function and balance level should be evaluated together in sports areas where the aerobic capacity is used extensively.