ArticleBiology of sport2020
Physiological responses and activity demands remain consistent irrespective of team size in recreational handball.
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- 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
- Effects of Recreational Football on Bone Mineral Density and Isokinetic Muscle Strength in Elderly Men: A Study of Turkish Older Men.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Walking handball as an exercise alternative to conventional walking and recreational team handball.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Response and Locomotor Demands of Elite Basketball Referees During International Tournament: A Within- and Between-Referee Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exercise intensity and reliability during recreational team handball training for 50-77-year-old unexperienced women.Biology of sport · 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
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of team size on acute physiological, perceptual, and activity demands of recreational handball to provide a better understanding for the potential prescription of recreational handball to achieve health benefits. Active, male college students (N=22) completed 3-, 4-, and 5-a-side handball game formats across three separate sessions following a repeated-measures, crossover design. Heart rate (HR), blood lactate concentration (BLa), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), distance covered, and frequency of accelerations/decelerations were monitored during games. Each game format elicited vigorous intensities with a mean HR in the range 82-85%HR
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