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Thus, the aim of this systematic review was to synthesize evidence on physical fitness attributes and training-related factors associated with injury risk in aerobic gymnasts, and to appraise study designs, injury definitions, and measurement approaches.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection. It were eligible studies including aerobic gymnasts that reported quantitative associations between modifiable fitness and\/or training exposures and injury outcomes. Risk of bias was executed with QUIPS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twelve studies were deemed eligible. Injury\/pain burden was substantial and typically involved the lower limbs and, in some samples, the lumbar region. Greater exposure (training volume\/competition density) was consistently associated with injury occurrence in some studies, and lower-limb alignment\/loading-distribution measures differed between injured and uninjured aerobic gymnasts, although screening models showed limited sensitivity. Psychosocial factors and limited prevention\/healthcare uptake were also reported.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Current evidence suggests injury risk in aerobic gymnastics is multifactorial, with exposure and selected alignment\/loading measures as recurrent correlates. Prospective, standardized surveillance and robust analytic approaches are needed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Systematic review registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:ext-link>https:\/\/osf.io\/d6pmj<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1803284","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,3]],"date-time":"2026-03-03T06:48:37Z","timestamp":1772520517000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Physical fitness and training factors associated with injury risk in aerobic gymnastics: a systematic review"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Wenxin","family":"Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Chengdu Sport University","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0123115","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0123115","article-title":"Development of a specific anaerobic field test for aerobic gymnastics","volume":"10","author":"Alves","year":"2015","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"220","DOI":"10.3390\/bioengineering12030220","article-title":"Exploring lower limb biomechanical differences in competitive aerobics athletes of different ability levels during rotational jump landings","volume":"12","author":"Ge","year":"2025","journal-title":"Bioengineering"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e34609","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2024.e34609","article-title":"Monitoring the detrimental impact of congested training periods on the strength levels and landing forces of young female aerobic gymnastics","volume":"10","author":"Ma","year":"2024","journal-title":"Heliyon"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"428","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2016-096040","article-title":"How do training and competition workloads relate to injury? 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