The Effects of Newcomball Training on Physical Fitness and Mood State of Middle Age Women in Israel
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: physical fitness tests
- Registration Number
- NCT02307357
- Lead Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Habitual physical activity was found to be positively related to better health and well-being. One of the most popular physical activity forms is ball games. In Israel, there is a growing popularity in a new ball game - Newcomball - which is being played by many middle age, non-athlete, women. However, so far, no study had evaluated the contribution of the game to improvement in the participants' physical fitness. The aim of this study, therefore, is to evaluate the effects of six month two weekly Newcomball training sessions to the physical fitness of middle age women.
- Detailed Description
Physical fitness will be evaluated by six different physical tests: 1. agility T test, 2. "shuttle run" test for aerobic capacity, 3. vertical jump, 4. power ball throw, 5. "sit and reach" flexibility test , 6. 20 m all-out run speed test.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 120
- healthy adults women
non healthy, using drugs, competitive athletes women-
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description newcomball players physical fitness tests active newcomball women players will perform physical fitness tests control physical fitness tests not physically active women will perform physical fitness tests
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of physical fitness of newcomball players vs. non active women six month aerobic shuttle run test, measures the time and distance completed in graded run test, in which velocity increased until exhaustion (meter and minutes)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Wingate Institute
🇮🇱Netanya, Israel