Abstract :
Background: Young people devote themselves to various types of physical activities among which the races chases. These last are characterized by multiple bursts of sprints over short distances with low recovery periods. Objective: The study compared the effects of repeated sprints and continuous race on cardiac responses and performance in children. Materials and Methods: 142 boys and 135 girls aged between 10-13 years in Cameroon college participated in two randomized tests separated by at least one week [25 m x 12 with sprints (S) starting every 25 seconds, and 300 m race (E)]. The durations of each sprint and E (at each 25 m) were collected. Cardiac responses were collected in continuous. Results: The race time increased with the distance during both tests with significant differences (p
Keyword :
Children, Continuous Race, Heart Rate, Physical Performance, Repeated Sprints