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Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men
The present study aimed to investigate whether recreational volleyball organized as small-sided games could improve fitness and health profiles of middle-aged men after 10 weeks of training. Twenty-four healthy men aged 35–55 were randomized in a small-sided recreational volleyball group (RV = 12; a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7246439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32349223 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093021 |
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author | Trajković, Nebojša Sporiš, Goran Krističević, Tomislav Bogataj, Špela |
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description | The present study aimed to investigate whether recreational volleyball organized as small-sided games could improve fitness and health profiles of middle-aged men after 10 weeks of training. Twenty-four healthy men aged 35–55 were randomized in a small-sided recreational volleyball group (RV = 12; age: 44.7 ± 6.34 years; body mass index: 25.85 ± 1.74) and control group (CON = 12; age: 42.9 ± 8.72 years; body mass index: 25.62 ± 1.48). The RV group carried out a volleyball training program, whereas the CON group continued their daily life activities during this period. The participants in the RV group performed 2/3 training sessions of 90 min per week. Results from a repeated measure ANOVA indicated a significant group × time interaction for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (F = 6.776, p = 0.016, partial ƞ(2) = 0.235) and for resting heart rate (F = 11.647, p = 0.002, partial ƞ(2) = 0.346) in favor of the RV group. No significant changes were observed for body weight, body mass index, and diastolic blood pressure. Results for physical fitness indicated a significant interaction for Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test–level 2 (F = 11.648, p = 0.003, partial ƞ(2) = 0.380), with no significant changes in both groups for handgrip strength. Recreational small-sided volleyball can be an effective training modality to stimulate a decrease in LDL cholesterol and resting HR with small improvements in cardiovascular fitness. Recreational volleyball played only two times per week shows positive cardiovascular fitness and health-related adaptations, which may contribute to the reduction of the risk of developing lifestyle diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-72464392020-06-11 Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men Trajković, Nebojša Sporiš, Goran Krističević, Tomislav Bogataj, Špela Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The present study aimed to investigate whether recreational volleyball organized as small-sided games could improve fitness and health profiles of middle-aged men after 10 weeks of training. Twenty-four healthy men aged 35–55 were randomized in a small-sided recreational volleyball group (RV = 12; age: 44.7 ± 6.34 years; body mass index: 25.85 ± 1.74) and control group (CON = 12; age: 42.9 ± 8.72 years; body mass index: 25.62 ± 1.48). The RV group carried out a volleyball training program, whereas the CON group continued their daily life activities during this period. The participants in the RV group performed 2/3 training sessions of 90 min per week. Results from a repeated measure ANOVA indicated a significant group × time interaction for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (F = 6.776, p = 0.016, partial ƞ(2) = 0.235) and for resting heart rate (F = 11.647, p = 0.002, partial ƞ(2) = 0.346) in favor of the RV group. No significant changes were observed for body weight, body mass index, and diastolic blood pressure. Results for physical fitness indicated a significant interaction for Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test–level 2 (F = 11.648, p = 0.003, partial ƞ(2) = 0.380), with no significant changes in both groups for handgrip strength. Recreational small-sided volleyball can be an effective training modality to stimulate a decrease in LDL cholesterol and resting HR with small improvements in cardiovascular fitness. Recreational volleyball played only two times per week shows positive cardiovascular fitness and health-related adaptations, which may contribute to the reduction of the risk of developing lifestyle diseases. MDPI 2020-04-27 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7246439/ /pubmed/32349223 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093021 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Trajković, Nebojša Sporiš, Goran Krističević, Tomislav Bogataj, Špela Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men |
title | Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men |
title_full | Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men |
title_fullStr | Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men |
title_short | Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men |
title_sort | effects of small-sided recreational volleyball on health markers and physical fitness in middle-aged men |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7246439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32349223 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093021 |
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