Effects of a Recreational Team Handball-based Programme on Health and Physical Fitness of Middle-aged and Older Men

Summary

The present study aims at analyzing the dose-response effects of a recreational team handball-based exercise programme on cardiovascular, metabolic, musculoskeletal and physical fitness markers of inactive middle-aged and older men, without previous experience with the sport. The researchers hypothesized a positive weekly training frequency effect on health and physical fitness outcomes.

Conditions

• Healthy Aging

Interventions

OTHER

Recreational Team Handball programme

All training sessions consisted of a standardized 15-min warm-up (running, coordination, strength, flexibility and balance exercises), followed by 3x15-min periods of recreational team handball matches interspersed by 2-min breaks, performed in an indoor team handball court. The matches were played as small and formal game formats (4v4, 5v5, 6v6 or 7v7).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidade do Porto

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, University of Porto

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Southern Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• Porto Sports Medicine Center (IPDJ, IP)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Gaia City Hall

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Portuguese Handball Federation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• São João University Hospital Centre

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• EPIUnit, Public Health Institute, University of Porto

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University Institute of Maia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Susana Póvoas · University of Maia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Max Age

75 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-12-01

Primary Completion

2019-07-12

Completion

2019-07-12

Countries

• Portugal

Study Locations