Cardiovascular and metabolic health effects of team handball training in overweight women: Impact of prior experience

Therese Hornstrup; Susana Póvoas; Jørn Wulff Helge; Pia Sandfeld Melcher; Bjørn Fristrup; Jesper Løvind Andersen; Rasmus Møgelvang; Peter Riis Hansen; Lars Nybo; Peter Krustrup

doi:10.1111/sms.13563

Cardiovascular and metabolic health effects of team handball training in overweight women: Impact of prior experience

Therese Hornstrup, Susana Póvoas, Jørn Wulff Helge, Pia Sandfeld Melcher, Bjørn Fristrup, Jesper Løvind Andersen, Rasmus Møgelvang, Peter Riis Hansen, Lars Nybo, Peter Krustrup^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Purpose: We tested the hypothesis that participation in small-sided team handball training could provide beneficial effects on cardiovascular and metabolic parameters in overweight premenopausal women with special focus on the importance of prior team handball experience. Methods: A 16-week RCT training intervention was conducted in overweight premenopausal women randomized into three groups: a team handball training group without prior experience (UN; n = 13), a team handball group with prior experience (EXP; n = 10), and an inactive control group (CON; n = 9). Both UN and EXP completed 1.6 ± 0.3 training sessions per week with average heart rates of 84 ± 5 and 85 ± 9% of maximal heart rate, respectively. Cardiovascular and metabolic parameters were assessed before and after the intervention. Results: Compared to CON, UN had significant increases in VO_2max (7 ± 4%) and intermittent endurance performance (26 ± 14%) as well as reduced total fat mass (4 ± 6%), total fat percentage (4 ± 5%), and android fat mass (7 ± 12%), respectively (all P <.05). Compared to UN and CON, EXP displayed increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index (both P <.05) after the training period. There were no significant changes between any of the groups in muscle mass, blood lipids, resting heart rate, and blood pressure (all P >.05). Conclusion: Small-sided team handball training in overweight premenopausal women resulted in improvement of VO_2max and body composition for participants with minimal team handball experience, indicating that prior team handball experience is not a prerequisite for improving physiological parameters of importance for health. Furthermore, EXP displayed cardiac adaptations, including increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
ISSN	0905-7188
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13563
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2020

Keywords

Faculty of Science
Team sports
Team handball training
Premenopausal women
Body composition
Maximal oxgen uptake
Echocardiographic parameters

Access to Document

10.1111/sms.13563

Cite this

@article{2b30c76a17f74a1abf6ed51b04c3a7fd,

title = "Cardiovascular and metabolic health effects of team handball training in overweight women: Impact of prior experience",

abstract = "Purpose: We tested the hypothesis that participation in small-sided team handball training could provide beneficial effects on cardiovascular and metabolic parameters in overweight premenopausal women with special focus on the importance of prior team handball experience. Methods: A 16-week RCT training intervention was conducted in overweight premenopausal women randomized into three groups: a team handball training group without prior experience (UN; n = 13), a team handball group with prior experience (EXP; n = 10), and an inactive control group (CON; n = 9). Both UN and EXP completed 1.6 ± 0.3 training sessions per week with average heart rates of 84 ± 5 and 85 ± 9% of maximal heart rate, respectively. Cardiovascular and metabolic parameters were assessed before and after the intervention. Results: Compared to CON, UN had significant increases in VO2max (7 ± 4%) and intermittent endurance performance (26 ± 14%) as well as reduced total fat mass (4 ± 6%), total fat percentage (4 ± 5%), and android fat mass (7 ± 12%), respectively (all P <.05). Compared to UN and CON, EXP displayed increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index (both P <.05) after the training period. There were no significant changes between any of the groups in muscle mass, blood lipids, resting heart rate, and blood pressure (all P >.05). Conclusion: Small-sided team handball training in overweight premenopausal women resulted in improvement of VO2max and body composition for participants with minimal team handball experience, indicating that prior team handball experience is not a prerequisite for improving physiological parameters of importance for health. Furthermore, EXP displayed cardiac adaptations, including increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index.",

keywords = "Faculty of Science, Team sports, Team handball training, Premenopausal women, Body composition, Maximal oxgen uptake, Echocardiographic parameters",

author = "Therese Hornstrup and Susana P{\'o}voas and Helge, {J{\o}rn Wulff} and Melcher, {Pia Sandfeld} and Bj{\o}rn Fristrup and Andersen, {Jesper L{\o}vind} and Rasmus M{\o}gelvang and Hansen, {Peter Riis} and Lars Nybo and Peter Krustrup",

note = "{\textcopyright} 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",

year = "2020",

month = feb,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1111/sms.13563",

language = "English",

journal = "Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports",

issn = "0905-7188",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Cardiovascular and metabolic health effects of team handball training in overweight women

T2 - Impact of prior experience

AU - Hornstrup, Therese

AU - Póvoas, Susana

AU - Helge, Jørn Wulff

AU - Melcher, Pia Sandfeld

AU - Fristrup, Bjørn

AU - Andersen, Jesper Løvind

AU - Møgelvang, Rasmus

AU - Hansen, Peter Riis

AU - Nybo, Lars

AU - Krustrup, Peter

PY - 2020/2/1

Y1 - 2020/2/1

N2 - Purpose: We tested the hypothesis that participation in small-sided team handball training could provide beneficial effects on cardiovascular and metabolic parameters in overweight premenopausal women with special focus on the importance of prior team handball experience. Methods: A 16-week RCT training intervention was conducted in overweight premenopausal women randomized into three groups: a team handball training group without prior experience (UN; n = 13), a team handball group with prior experience (EXP; n = 10), and an inactive control group (CON; n = 9). Both UN and EXP completed 1.6 ± 0.3 training sessions per week with average heart rates of 84 ± 5 and 85 ± 9% of maximal heart rate, respectively. Cardiovascular and metabolic parameters were assessed before and after the intervention. Results: Compared to CON, UN had significant increases in VO2max (7 ± 4%) and intermittent endurance performance (26 ± 14%) as well as reduced total fat mass (4 ± 6%), total fat percentage (4 ± 5%), and android fat mass (7 ± 12%), respectively (all P <.05). Compared to UN and CON, EXP displayed increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index (both P <.05) after the training period. There were no significant changes between any of the groups in muscle mass, blood lipids, resting heart rate, and blood pressure (all P >.05). Conclusion: Small-sided team handball training in overweight premenopausal women resulted in improvement of VO2max and body composition for participants with minimal team handball experience, indicating that prior team handball experience is not a prerequisite for improving physiological parameters of importance for health. Furthermore, EXP displayed cardiac adaptations, including increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index.

AB - Purpose: We tested the hypothesis that participation in small-sided team handball training could provide beneficial effects on cardiovascular and metabolic parameters in overweight premenopausal women with special focus on the importance of prior team handball experience. Methods: A 16-week RCT training intervention was conducted in overweight premenopausal women randomized into three groups: a team handball training group without prior experience (UN; n = 13), a team handball group with prior experience (EXP; n = 10), and an inactive control group (CON; n = 9). Both UN and EXP completed 1.6 ± 0.3 training sessions per week with average heart rates of 84 ± 5 and 85 ± 9% of maximal heart rate, respectively. Cardiovascular and metabolic parameters were assessed before and after the intervention. Results: Compared to CON, UN had significant increases in VO2max (7 ± 4%) and intermittent endurance performance (26 ± 14%) as well as reduced total fat mass (4 ± 6%), total fat percentage (4 ± 5%), and android fat mass (7 ± 12%), respectively (all P <.05). Compared to UN and CON, EXP displayed increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index (both P <.05) after the training period. There were no significant changes between any of the groups in muscle mass, blood lipids, resting heart rate, and blood pressure (all P >.05). Conclusion: Small-sided team handball training in overweight premenopausal women resulted in improvement of VO2max and body composition for participants with minimal team handball experience, indicating that prior team handball experience is not a prerequisite for improving physiological parameters of importance for health. Furthermore, EXP displayed cardiac adaptations, including increased left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - Team sports

KW - Team handball training

KW - Premenopausal women

KW - Body composition

KW - Maximal oxgen uptake

KW - Echocardiographic parameters

U2 - 10.1111/sms.13563

DO - 10.1111/sms.13563

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 31596971

SN - 0905-7188

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

ER -

Cardiovascular and metabolic health effects of team handball training in overweight women: Impact of prior experience

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this