المؤلفون: Deng, Nuannuan, Soh, Kim Geok, Abdullah, Borhannudin Bin, Tan, Hermione, Huang, Dandan

المصدر: Frontiers in Public Health ; volume 12 ; ISSN 2296-2565

الوصف: Background The global population is experiencing a rapid rise in the quantity and percentage of older people. In an effort to enhance physical activity among older adults, active video games (AVGs) are being suggested as a compelling alternative and are currently under scrutiny to evaluate their efficacy in promoting the health of older people. Objective This review aims to synthesize current studies and formulate conclusions regarding the impact of AVGs on the health-related physical fitness of older adults. Methods Seven databases (PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and CINAHL) were searched from inception to January 21, 2024. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials examining the effect of AVGs compared to control conditions on health-related physical fitness outcomes in older adults. The methodological quality of the included trials was assessed using the PEDro scale, and the certainty of evidence was evaluated using the GRADE approach. A random-effects model was used to calculate effect sizes (ES; Hedge’s g) between experimental and control groups. Results The analysis included 24 trials with a total of 1428 older adults (all ≥ 60 years old). Compared to controls, AVGs produced significant increases in muscular strength (moderate ES = 0.64–0.68, p < 0.05) and cardiorespiratory fitness (moderate ES = 0.79, p < 0.001). However, no significant effects were found for body composition (trivial ES = 0.12–0.14; p > 0.05) and flexibility (trivial ES = 0.08; p = 0.677). The beneficial effects of AVGs were greater after a duration of ≥ 12 vs. < 12 weeks (cardiorespiratory fitness; ES = 1.04 vs. 0.29, p = 0.028) and following ≥ 60 minutes vs. < 60 minutes of session duration (muscular strength; ES = 1.20–1.24 vs. 0.27–0.42, p < 0.05). Conclusion AVGs appear to be an effective tool for enhancing muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults, although their impact on improving body composition and flexibility seems ...

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345244Test

المؤلفون: Deng, Nuannuan, Soh, Kim Geok, Abdullah, Borhannudin Bin, Huang, Dandan

المصدر: Heliyon ; volume 10, issue 6, page e28051 ; ISSN 2405-8440

مصطلحات موضوعية: Multidisciplinary

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28051Test
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المؤلفون: Wang, Xinzhi, Soh, Kim Geok, Deng, Nuannuan, Zhang, Dong, Cao, Shudian, Samsudin, Shamsulariffin

المصدر: Heliyon ; volume 10, issue 2, page e24087 ; ISSN 2405-8440

مصطلحات موضوعية: Multidisciplinary

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24087Test
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المؤلفون: Deng, Nuannuan, Soh, Kim Geok, Abdullah, Borhannudin, Huang, Dandan

المصدر: PeerJ ; volume 11, page e16638 ; ISSN 2167-8359

الوصف: Background Over the past decade, the popularity of racket sports has surged. Plyometric training (PT) has been the focus of extensive research because of the proven benefits it provides to athletes. However, there is a lack of systematic reviews and meta-analyses specifically evaluating the impact of PT on physical fitness metrics in racket sport athletes. This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive review and analysis of evidence derived from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effects of PT on measures of physical fitness among racket sports athletes. Methods The electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and SPORTDiscus were systematically searched up to June 2023 without placing any restrictions on the publication dates. The PICOS method was adopted to establish the inclusion criteria: (a) healthy athletes who participate in racket sports; (b) a PT program; (c) a control group; (d) assessment of physical fitness components pre- and post-PT; and (e) RCTs. The records’ methodological quality was assessed utilizing the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. The certainty in the evidence related to each outcome was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) assessment. A random-effects model was used to calculate effect sizes (ES; Hedges’ g) between experimental and control groups. Results There were 14 eligible studies of moderate-to-high-quality, involving 746 athletes in total. The results revealed small-to-moderate effects ( p < 0.05) of PT on muscle power (ES = 0.46), muscle strength (ES = 0.50), sprint speed (ES = 0.45), change of direction ability (ES = 0.76), and reaction time (ES = 0.67), while no clear evidence was found on balance and flexibility. The training-induced changes in muscle power showed no significant difference ( p > 0.05) between youth (ES = 0.72) and adults (ES = 0.40). There were also similar muscle power improvements (ES = 0.36–0.54 vs 0.38–0.56, all p > 0.05) for a length of ≤7 weeks with ...

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16638Test
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المؤلفون: Wang, Xinzhi, Soh, Kim Geok, Samsudin, Shamsulariffin, Deng, Nuannuan, Liu, Xutao, Zhao, Yue, Akbar, Saddam

المساهمون: Gardasevic, Jovan

المصدر: PLOS ONE ; volume 18, issue 12, page e0295531 ; ISSN 1932-6203

الوصف: Objective This study aims to meta-analyze the impact of high-intensity functional training on athletes’ physical fitness and sport-specific performance. Methods A systematic search was conducted in five well-known academic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, and the Cochrane Library) up to July 1, 2023. The literature screening criteria included: (1) studies involving healthy athletes, (2) a HIFT program, (3) an assessment of outcomes related to athletes’ physical fitness or sport-specific performance, and (4) the inclusion of randomized controlled trials. The Physical Therapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale was used to evaluate the quality of studies included in the meta-analysis. Results 13 medium- and high-quality studies met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review, involving 478 athletes aged between 10 and 24.5 years. The training showed a small to large effect size (ES = 0.414–3.351; all p < 0.05) in improving upper and lower body muscle strength, power, flexibility, and sport-specific performance. Conclusion High-intensity functional training effectively improves athletes’ muscle strength, power, flexibility, and sport-specific performance but has no significant impact on endurance and agility. Future research is needed to explore the impact of high-intensity functional training on athletes’ speed, balance, and technical and tactical performance parameters.

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295531Test

المؤلفون: Xu, Fan, Soh, Kim Geok, Chan, Yoke Mun, Bai, Xiao Rong, Qi, Fengmeng, Deng, Nuannuan

المساهمون: Russo, Luca

المصدر: PLOS ONE ; volume 18, issue 9, page e0287035 ; ISSN 1932-6203

الوصف: Background Tai Chi is good for improving the physical fitness of older adults. But few studies have reported the effects of Tai Chi on the postural balance and quality of life of older adults with gait disorders. Objective This review aimed to assess the influence of tai chi on postural stability and quality of life in older adults with abnormal gait. Method According to the literature retrieval principles, the works published from the inception date to May 2023 were retrieved, including the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, EBSCOhost, and Google Scholar. Subsequently, literature screening and quality assessment were performed. Results A total of 16 randomized controlled trials were included in this study, Tai Chi intervention can affect populations with Parkinson’s disease (PD), no exercise, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), chronic stroke, sedentary, fear of falling, or history of falling. Postural instability is associated with balance, gait, the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Motor Subscale 3 (UPDRS III), mobility, lower body strength, and falls. Only two articles looked at quality of life. The Yang style is the most commonly used in the intervention. Nonetheless, most studies were performed on female participants, hence, more research on older male populations is needed. Conclusion Tai Chi intervention benefits postural balance in patients with gait disorders. 12 weeks is the most common intervention period for patients with gait disorders. The frequency of intervention is seven articles twice a week, and the intervention time is about 60 minutes. The Tai Chi intervention methods in this study involve Yang Style, Sun Style, Taoist Tai Chi, and Health Qigong Tai Chi, but the Yang Style Tai Chi intervention is the most widely used.

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287035Test

المؤلفون: Deng, Nuannuan, Soh, Kim Geok, Abdullah, Borhannudin, Huang, Dandan, Xiao, Wensheng, Liu, Huange

المساهمون: Masanovic, Bojan

المصدر: PLOS ONE ; volume 18, issue 7, page e0288340 ; ISSN 1932-6203

الوصف: Background The literature has proven that plyometric training (PT) improves various physical performance outcomes in sports. Even though PT is one of the most often employed strength training methods, a thorough analysis of PT and how it affects technical skill performance in sports needs to be improved. Methods This study aimed to compile and synthesize the existing studies on the effects of PT on healthy athletes’ technical skill performance. A comprehensive search of SCOPUS, PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, and SPORTDiscus databases was performed on 3 rd May 2023. PICOS was employed to establish the inclusion criteria: 1) healthy athletes; 2) a PT program; 3) compared a plyometric intervention to an active control group; 4) tested at least one measure of athletes’ technical skill performance; and 5) randomized control designs. The methodological quality of each individual study was evaluated using the PEDro scale. The random-effects model was used to compute the meta-analyses. Subgroup analyses were performed (participant age, gender, PT length, session duration, frequency, and number of sessions). Certainty or confidence in the body of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). Results Thirty-two moderate-high-quality studies involving 1078 athletes aged 10–40 years met the inclusion criteria. The PT intervention lasted for 4 to 16 weeks, with one to three exercise sessions per week. Small-to-moderate effect sizes were found for performance of throwing velocity (i.e., handball, baseball, water polo) (ES = 0.78; p < 0.001), kicking velocity and distance (i.e., soccer) (ES = 0.37–0.44; all p < 0.005), and speed dribbling (i.e., handball, basketball, soccer) (ES = 0.85; p = 0.014), while no significant effects on stride rate (i.e., running) were noted (ES = 0.32; p = 0.137). Sub-analyses of moderator factors included 16 data sets. Only training length significantly modulated PT effects on throwing velocity (> 7 weeks, ES = 1.05; ≤ ...

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288340Test

المؤلفون: Deng, Nuannuan, Soh, Kim Geok, Abdullah, Borhannudin, Huang, Dandan, Sun, He, Xiao, Wensheng

المصدر: Frontiers in Physiology ; volume 14 ; ISSN 1664-042X

الوصف: Background: Tennis is among the world’s most popular and well-studied sports. Physical training has commonly been used as an intervention among athletes. However, a comprehensive review of the literature on the effects of physical training programs on female tennis players’ performance is lacking. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effects of physical training on performance outcomes in female tennis players. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted on Web of Science, PubMed, SPORTDicus, Scopus, and CNKI from inception until July 2023 to select relevant articles from the accessible literature. Only controlled trials were included if they examined the effects of physical training on at least one measure of tennis-specific performance in female tennis players. The Cochrane RoB tool was employed to assess the risk of bias. The CERT scale was used to examine the quality of program information. The GRADE approach was adopted to evaluate the overall quality of the evidence. The Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software was used for the meta-analysis. Results: Nine studies were selected for the systematic review and seven for the meta-analysis, totaling 222 individuals. The study’s exercise programs lasted 6–36 weeks, with training sessions ranging from 30 to 80 min, conducted one to five times per week. Muscle power (ES = 0.72; p = 0.003), muscle strength (ES = 0.65; p = 0.002), agility (ES = 0.69; p = 0.002), serve velocity (ES = 0.72; p = 0.013), and serve accuracy (ES = 1.14; p = 0.002) demonstrated significant improvement following physical training, while no notable changes in linear sprint speed (ES = 0.63; p = 0.07) were detected. Conclusion: Although research on physical training in sports is diversified, studies on training interventions among female tennis players are scarce. This review found that existing training programs yield some favorable outcomes for female tennis players. However, further research with high methodological quality is warranted on the tailoring ...

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1234114Test

المؤلفون: Deng, Nuannuan¹ (AUTHOR) dengnuannuan117@gmail.com, Soh, Kim Geok¹ (AUTHOR) kims@upm.edu.my, Abdullah, Borhannudin Bin¹ (AUTHOR), Huang, Dandan² (AUTHOR), Xu, Fan¹ (AUTHOR), Bashir, Marrium¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Dong¹ (AUTHOR)

المصدر: Scientific Reports. 5/17/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *PLYOMETRICS, *PHYSICAL fitness, *PHYSICAL training & conditioning, *MUSCLE strength, *CARDIOPULMONARY fitness, *BODY mass index

مستخلص: Plyometric training (PT) is an effective training method for improving physical fitness among trained individuals; however, its impact on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants remains ambiguous. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of PT on health-related physical fitness among untrained participants. Six electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE Complete, Web of Science Core Collection, SCOPUS, and SPORTDiscus) were systematically searched until March 2024. We included controlled trials that examined the effects of PT on health-related physical fitness indices in untrained participants. Twenty-one studies were eligible, including a total of 1263 participants. Our analyses revealed small to moderate effects of PT on body mass index, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, and flexibility (ES = 0.27–0.61; all p > 0.05). However, no significant effects were detected for body fat percentage and lean mass (ES = 0.21–0.41; all p > 0.05). In conclusion, the findings suggest that PT may be potentially effective in improving health-related physical fitness indices (i.e., body mass index, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, and flexibility) in untrained participants. However, the results should be interpreted cautiously due to data limitations in some fitness variables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

المؤلفون: Deng, Nuannuan¹ (AUTHOR) dengnuannuan117@gmail.com, Soh, Kim Geok¹ (AUTHOR) kims@upm.edu.my, Abdullah, Borhannudin Bin¹ (AUTHOR) borhannudin@upm.edu.my, Huang, Dandan² (AUTHOR) huangdd@cqu.edu.cn

المصدر: Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X). Mar2024, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p207. 14p.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *MOTOR imagery (Cognition), *TENNIS players, *TENNIS techniques, *TENNIS coaching, *TENNIS coaches

مستخلص: Motor imagery training is a common mental strategy used by tennis players and coaches to improve learning and performance; however, the effect of motor imagery training on service performance in tennis players is questionable. This review aims to consolidate existing research regarding the effects of motor imagery training on the service performance of tennis players. A systematic search was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines, using PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and SPORTDiscus to identify articles published until December 2023. Eligible studies comprised controlled trials that investigated the impact of motor imagery on service performance outcomes in tennis players. The methodological quality of individual studies was assessed using the Cochrane RoB-2 and ROBINS-I tools. GRADE was applied to assess the certainty of the evidence. Nine trials including 548 participants met the inclusion criteria. The results indicated that motor imagery training improved service accuracy and technique but did not affect service speed or return accuracy in tennis players. In conclusion, the certainty of the evidence that motor imagery training may be effective in improving service accuracy and technique in tennis players is low to very low. However, more experimental work is needed to obtain stronger conclusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]