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Authors: ȘERBAN RADU TIBERIU, HANȚIU IACOB.
DOI: 10.24193/subbeag.64(2).14
Published Online: 2019-06-30
Published Print: 2019-06-30
pp. 47-56
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Introduction. The benefits of leisure-time physical activity on health are known and proven in the specialized literature. Among these we can mention the reduction of mortality, cardiovascular disease and various types of cancer, low back pain or depressive symptoms; therefore, it can be asserted that practicing physical leisure time activities is one of the key elements of active and healthy aging. Objective. The purpose of the research is to analyze the effect of a physical leisure time program, based on the organized practice of tennis, on the physical fitness of subjects which work in a sedentary environment. Methods. The research was carried out on a sample of 43 subjects working in the IT domain in Cluj-Napoca. During the study, which lasted 4.5 months, the subjects in the experiment group (n = 27) participated in a recreational tennis practice program. During this time, the subjects in the control group (n = 16) continued their daily activities without participating in new activities involving physical exercise. The physical fitness of the subjects was evaluated using the Eurofit Test Battery for Adults at the beginning and at the end of the intervention program. The data was statistically processed using SPSS, version 20. Results. In the case of the experimental group, significant differences were recorded between the two measurements of balance, plate-tapping test, vertical jump, hand grip, bent-arm-hang test, shuttle run and VO2max, whereas for the control group there were no significant differences in the plate-tapping test. After the intervention, there were statistically significant differences between the two groups as regards the hand grip strength, the bent-arm-hang test, the shuttle run and the VO2max. Conclusions. The changes of the indices at the end of the intervention support the hypothesis that a tennis training program can improve the physical fitness of the participants.
Keywords: fitness, sedentariness, leisure time, tennis, physical activities for adults.
