Elderly, Physiological Demands
Conditions
Keywords
Recreational walking handball, Older adults, Recreational team handball
Brief summary
This study aims to determine the physical and physiological demands and perceived experience during different recreational team handball and walking exercise modalities. Secondary purposes are: i) To compare the cardiovascular and blood lactate responses to self-paced walking (W), brisk walking (BW), recreational walking team handball (WTH), and recreational running team handball (RTH); ii) To compare the perceived experience (Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and Fun levels (FUN)) during self-paced walking (W), brisk walking (BW), recreational walking team handball (WTH), and recreational running team handball (RTH); iii) To compare the activity profile during self-paced walking (W), brisk walking (BW), recreational walking team handball (WTH), and recreational running team handball (RTH);
Detailed description
Statistical analysis: Linear mixed-effects model accounting for repeated measures within the participants, will be used to compare the working demands and perceived experience during the selected exercise modalities. This model will consider the exercise modalities and group as fixed effects and the participants ID as a random effect. Significance level will be set at 5%, and confidence intervals will be reported for all comparisons. Randomization: Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups due to logistical constraints. Each group will then perform 2 randomly assigned sequences of 4 exercise modalities (i.e., W, BW, WH, RH).
Interventions
OTHERSelf-paced Walking (W) training sessions
Participants will partake in 2 sessions of self-paced walking (W), each composed by 3x14 min periods interspersed by 2 min breaks, in which the participants will walk at a self-selected speed (without running) along a 38x18 m course.
OTHERBrisk walking (BW) training sessions
Participants will partake in 2 sessions of brisk walking (BW), each composed by 3x14 min periods, interspersed by 2 min breaks, in which the participants will follow a designated instructor who will dictate the walking speed along a 38x18 m course, thus ensuring that the speed of the walking corresponds to a brisk walking speed.
OTHERRecreational running team handball (RTH) training sessions
Recreational running team handball (RTH): Participants will partake in 2 sessions of recreational team handball matches (RTH), each composed by 3x14 min periods, interspersed by 2 min breaks on a 40x20m indoor court.
OTHERRecreational walking team handball (WTH) training sessions
Recreational walking team handball (WTH): Participants will partake in 2 sessions of recreational walking team handball matches (WTH), each composed by 3x14 min periods, interspersed by 2 min breaks on a 40x20m indoor court.
Sponsors
University Institute of Maia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
50 Years to 82 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Males with 50-82 years * Previous recreational team handball experience( at least 3 months)
Exclusion criteria
* Had any sort of limitation that prevented them from running or gripping a team handball ball * Had medical contradictions to partake in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Relative average rate | Over an 8-week period. | During each exercise modality, relative average rate will be determined using heart rate monitors. |
| Relative time spent in each heart rate zone | Over an 8-week period. | During each exercise modality, relative time spent in each heart rate zone will be determined using heart rate monitors. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute average heart rate | Over an 8-week period. | During each exercise modality, absolute average heart rate will be determined using heart rate monitors. |
| Absolute time spent in each heart rate zone | Over an 8-week period. | During each exercise modality, absolute time spent in each heart rate zone will be determined using heart rate monitors. |
| Relative peak heart rate | Over an 8-week period. | During each exercise modality, relative peak heart rate will be determined using heart rate monitors. |
| Absolute peak heart rate | Over an 8-week period. | During each exercise modality, absolute peak heart rate will be determined using heart rate monitors. |
| Rating of perceived exertion | Over an 8-week period. | Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) will be determined using the modified (0-10) Borg scale, during each exercise modality. |
| Fun levels | Over an 8-week period. | Fun levels (FUN) will be determined using an visual analog scale, during each exercise modality. |
| Blood lactate | Over an 8-week period. | Blood lactate will be measured during the each exercise modality using a portable eletroenzymatic lactate device analyzer. |
| Accelerations | Over an 8-week period | The number of accelerations (expressed in m/s²) will be determined during each exercise modality training session using wearable accelerometers. Acceleration thresholds will be defined individually based on activity profiles established in baseline testing. |
| Decelerations | Over an 8-week period. | The number of decelerations (expressed in m/s²) will be determined during each exercise modality training session using wearable accelerometers. Deceleration thresholds will be defined individually based on activity profiles established in baseline testing. |
| Player load | Over an 8-week period. | Player load (arbitrary units) will be calculated using data from wearable accelerometers during each exercise modality training session. |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed