Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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 p...
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| author | Deng, Nuannuan Soh, Kim Geok Abdullah, Borhannudin Huang, Dandan Xu, Fan Bashir, Marrium Zhang, Dong |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | upm-1133742024-11-22T03:21:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113374/ Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis Deng, Nuannuan Soh, Kim Geok Abdullah, Borhannudin Huang, Dandan Xu, Fan Bashir, Marrium Zhang, Dong 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. Nature Research 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113374/1/113374.pdf Deng, Nuannuan and Soh, Kim Geok and Abdullah, Borhannudin and Huang, Dandan and Xu, Fan and Bashir, Marrium and Zhang, Dong (2024) Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 14 (1). art. no. 11272. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2045-2322; eISSN: 2045-2322 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-61905-7 10.1038/s41598-024-61905-7 |
| spellingShingle | Deng, Nuannuan Soh, Kim Geok Abdullah, Borhannudin Huang, Dandan Xu, Fan Bashir, Marrium Zhang, Dong Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title | Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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