Healthy amateur athletes without acute/chronic disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Supervised full-body strength endurance training 1x/week for 60 minutes in a group setting for 8 weeks.
In addition, content should be repeated independently at home 1x/week.
Group 2: Waiti
Sponsors
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Healthy - Competitive video game min. 5h/week - Video game genres: FPS, MOBA, sports games (FIFA), Battle Royal (Fortnite) - In-game rank 31 - 99 %
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Acute/chronic medical conditions that preclude participation in exercise activities - Use of medications that affect vision or have a strong cardiovascular effect (e.g., beta-blockers) - Severe migraine or epilepsy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Cognitive fatigue and resilience: Cognitive Demand Battery (Kennedy et al., 2008): - Cognitive control and inhibition: Stroop Task (Stroop, 1935) - Reaction times: Simple Reaction Task (Bliss, 1893) - Memory performance: Dot Memory Task (Sliwinski et al., 2018) - Measurement of subjective & objective physical activity (questionnaire: EHIS-PAQ; accelerometer: Axivity - AX3) Measurement points: - Tpre (5-7 days before start of the intervention): Hand over accelerometer, familiarization with cognitive testing - T0 (baseline): Data collection before the start of the exercise course (questionnaires & cognitive tests) - T1 (interim): data collection after 4 weeks - T2 (final): Data collection after 8 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Sitting times (Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire) - Well-being (WHO-5) - Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) - Satisfaction of the participants and acceptance (ZUF-8) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactChuck Tholl
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Outcome results
None listed