Effects of a Short- and Long-term Team Handball-based Exercise Programme on Physical Fitness and Health Status of Inactive Postmenopausal Women
Abstract
This study aimed at determining the short- (16 weeks) and long-term (36 weeks) health and physical fitness effects and adherence of recreational team handball training for postmenopausal women without previous experience with the sport.
The investigators hypothesized that short-term recreational team handball training would result in positive health and physical fitness adaptations and that the health and physical fitness improvements achieved after the first 16 weeks would be maintained or further improved at the long-term. Moreover, the investigators also hypothesized that the adherence to this exercise mode would be maintained throughout the 36 weeks (long-term) compared to the first 16 weeks (short-term).
Conditions: Menopause.
Primary outcome: Between group differences in peak oxygen uptake at week 16; Between group differences in peak oxygen uptake at week 36; Changes from baseline in peak oxygen uptake at week 16; Changes from baseline in peak oxygen uptake at week 36; Changes from week 16 in peak oxygen uptake at week 36.
Enrollment: 80 participants.
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 80 participants or records.
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