Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2019
Cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal adaptations to recreational team handball training: a randomized controlled trial with young adult untrained men.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies Including 2.6 Million Adult Participants.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Injury Profile of Male and Female Senior and Youth Handball Players: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Comparing The Effects of Small-Sided Handball Games and High-Intensity Interval Training on The Physical Health and Fitness of Untrained Individuals: A 16-Week Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Trial
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- Effects of Recreational Soccer and Team Handball Training on Cognitive and Physical Performance in Male Adolescents.American journal of men's healthTrial
- Effect of basketball-based small-sided games and running-based high-intensity interval training on physical fitness in untrained young adults: a randomized controlled study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Handball small-sided games and running-based high-intensity interval training similarly improve sprint, change-of-direction, and repeated-sprint performance in untrained young adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of an eight-week team handball intervention on balance and leg strength in older adults: a pilot study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Physiological, perceived, and physical demands of recreational 3 × 3 basketball and high-intensity interval training in sedentary adult women.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Exercise intensity and reliability during recreational team handball training for 50-77-year-old unexperienced women.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- A 3-Month Modified Basketball Exercise Program as a Health-Enhancing Sport Activity for Middle-Aged Individuals.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Acute physiological response to different recreational team handball game formats in over 60-year-old inactive men.PloS one · 2022Article
- Football and team handball training postpone cellular aging in women.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Intensity-Modified Recreational Volleyball Training Improves Health Markers and Physical Fitness in 25-55-Year-Old Men.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Randomised controlled trial comparing two group-based exercise programmes (team sport vs circuit training) on men's health: study protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Article
- Physiological responses and activity demands remain consistent irrespective of team size in recreational handball.Biology of sport · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
12 authors.
Funding
Abstract
purposeThe prevalence of lifestyle diseases has escalated, and effective exercise training programmes are warranted. This study tested the hypothesis that regular participation in small-sided team handball training could provide beneficial health effects on cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular parameters in young adult untrained men.
methodTwenty-six untrained 20-30-year-old men were randomly allocated to either a team handball training group (HG; n = 14), which completed 1.9 ± 0.3 training sessions per week over 12 weeks, or an inactive control group (CG; n = 12). Physiological training adaptations were assessed pre- and post interventions by DXA scans, blood samples, muscle biopsies, and physical tests.
resultsThe average heart rate during training was equivalent to 84 ± 4% of maximal heart rate. Compared to CG, HG displayed significant increases in VO
conclusionParticipation in regular recreational team handball training was associated with positive cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular adaptations, including increased maximal oxygen uptake, increased muscle enzymatic activity, and improved bone mineralization as well as lower fat percentage. These findings suggest that recreational team handball training may be an effective health-promoting activity for young adult men.
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