2336COMPARACAO DA COMPOSICAO CORPORAL DE PRATICANTES DE MUSCULACAO E GINASTICA ANTES DO FECHAMENTO E APOS A REABERTURA DAS ACADEMIAS NA PANDEMIA DO COVID-19/Comparison of body composition of bodybuilders and gymnasts before the closure and after the reopening of gyms during the covid-19 pandemic

In the year 2020, the world was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, known as Covid-19, which is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Measures to fight the new virus were adopted, such as social distancing, the use of masks, the closure of schools, clubs, gyms, among others. The closure measures and restrictions affected the routine and permanence of individuals in regular exercise training, promoting possible changes in body composition resulting from increased physical inactivity and sedentary behavior. The present study aimed to compare the body composition of gym-goers before closure and after reopening due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The sample included 39 practitioners (56.4% women, 30.6 [+ or -] 9.8 years) of bodybuilding and gyms group classes in the city of Uberlandia-MG. The body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (%BF), percentage of muscle mass (%MM) and waist circumference (WC) were evaluated. The results revealed no statistically significant differences between the moments before the closure and after the reopening of gyms during the pandemic. Most of participants maintained their body characteristics, with 87% of participants maintaining their BMI classification and 77% maintaining their WC classification, suggesting that healthy habits of physical activity and eating during the period of restrictions were possibly maintained. Key words: Body composition. Fitness Centers. Covid-19. Pandemics. No ano de 2020 o mundo foi atingido pela pandemia do coronavirus, conhecido como Covid-19, que e uma doenca infecciosa causada pelo virus SARS-CoV-2. Medidas de enfrentamento ao novo virus foram adotadas, como o distanciamento social, o uso de mascara, o fechamento de escolas, clubes, academias de ginastica, dentre outros. As medidas de fechamento e restricoes afetaram a rotina e a permanencia dos individuos nos treinamentos regulares, promovendo possiveis alteracoes na composicao corporal oriundas do aumento da inatividade fisica e do comportamento sedentario. O presente estudo objetivou comparar a composicao corporal de frequentadores de academia de ginastica antes do fechamento e apos a reabertura decorrente da pandemia do Covid-19. A amostra incluiu 39 praticantes (56,4% mulheres, 30,6 [+ or -] 9,8 anos) de musculacao e aulas coletivas em academias de ginastica do Municipio de Uberlandia-MG, avaliando indice de massa corporal (IMC), percentual de gordura corporal (%GC), percentual de massa muscular (%MM) e circunferencia da cintura