Effects of a Short-Term Recreational Team Handball-Based Programme on Physical Fitness and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health of 33-55-Year-Old Men: A Pilot Study

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:7.55em"/><col style="width:11.87em"/><col style="width:7.96em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variable</td><td class="align_center">Team handball group <br/>(n=15)</td><td class="align_center">Control group (n=9)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Age (years)</td><td class="align_center">42.3 ± 7.1</td><td class="align_center">40.2 ± 5.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Height (cm)</td><td class="align_center">179.4 ± 7.3</td><td class="align_center">178.6 ± 4.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Body Mass (kg)</td><td class="align_center">97.5 ± 9.5</td><td class="align_center">96.4 ± 20.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Fat Mass (%)</td><td class="align_center">22.9 ± 5.9</td><td class="align_center">24.5 ± 7.6</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Chronological age and anthropometric characteristics (means ± SD) of the participants in the recreational team handball practice group (<i>n</i> = 15; team handball group) and the continuation of an inactive lifestyle group (<i>n</i> = 9; control group).</div>

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Table 1: Effects of a Short-Term Recreational Team Handball-Based Programme on Physical Fitness and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health of 33-55-Year-Old Men: A Pilot Study 

Table 1 | Effects of a Short-Term Recreational Team Handball-Based Programme on Physical Fitness and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health of 33-55-Year-Old Men: A Pilot Study 