Fitness and body composition in inactive young adults Other
Conditions
Interventions
This study was an 8-week, three-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Ninety untrained young adults were randomly allocated (1:1:1
gender-stratified, concealed envelopes) to: (1) basketball small-sided games (SSG), (2) running-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT), or (3) a non-training control group. The intervention gro
Sponsors
Huzhou University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 22 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 22 years. 2. Sedentary or untrained young adults, defined as not participating in regular structured exercise or sports training during the previous 6 months. 3. Male and female participants. 4. Apparently healthy, with no self-reported cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, or musculoskeletal disorders that would contraindicate high-intensity exercise. 5. Able to safely perform high-intensity physical exercise, as confirmed by a pre-participation health screening. 6. Willing and able to participate in an 8-week supervised exercise intervention and attend all testing sessions. 7. Provided written informed consent prior to participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any acute or chronic disease (medical condition) that would make participation unsafe. 2. Any current sports injury or musculoskeletal problem. 3. Being on any ongoing treatment regimen (e.g., current medical treatment during the recruitment period). 4. Being physically active = 90 minutes per week (i.e., not meeting the “untrained/sedentary” criterion used in this study). 5. Inability or unwillingness (for intervention arms) to follow the study protocol with a training compliance rate of at least 85%. 6. Inability to complete all assessment tests throughout the study period. 7. Not providing written informed consent.
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZewei Liu
Outcome results
None listed