Fitness and compensation exercises in dancesport

Title: Fitness and compensation exercises in dancesport Objectives: The aim of this thesis is proposing and including fitness and compensation exercises into the dancers' training regime in order to enable them to increase their physical condition, improve their health, and reduce the risk of injury. Methods: Case study monitoring a group of four dancers aged 23 to 26. Using kinesiological analyses and measurements to diagnose health complications, contracted and weakened muscles (according to Janda), and propose the ideal intervention programme to reduce their occurrence. An online survey to which 230 people responded was used as a support method to gather more information on the training habits and health condition of sport dancers in the Czech Republic. The proposed intervention programme was applied to the probands in between the initial and control kinesiology analyses. Results: The insufficient education of sport dancers in the area of sport training, regeneration and compensation exercise was confirmed. The expected weakening of the deep stabilising spine system was confirmed with 100% of the probands. Also found with the probands were contracted muscles, muscle dysbalance and Trigger Points caused by the character of dancesport. After the 3-4 month long intervention programme, the visible..