Desidratação em atletas amadores de Jiu - Jitsu

Abstract

Jiu-jitsu presents itself to many people as a form of competition, however it is worth mentioning that such practice can be developed with numerous objectives, among them the search for a physical activity that provides physical and mental health and well-being. This present research aimed to evaluate the level of dehydration of athletes practicing jiu jitsu during training. Male amateur athletes aged over 20 (twenty) years up to 59 (fifty-nine) years of age were included in the research, dehydration was analyzed from the difference between body mass at the beginning and end of training. It was verified the time of exercise practice, the water intake before, during and after the training, the temperature of the drink consumed to hydrate, the hydration orientation, the drink used for hydration outside the gym, the number of cups consumed by day out of training, and finally the significant degree of dehydration of the fighters. We can see that Jiu-Jitsu practitioners did not drink enough water and most of them are unaware of the importance of properly hydrating themselves.