Pereira Ana, Leitão Luis, Marques Diogo L, Marinho Daniel A, Neiva Henrique P
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Escola Superior de Educação, 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal.
Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, 2040-413 Rio Maior, Portugal.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2025 Jun 5;10(2):214. doi: 10.3390/jfmk10020214.
In recent years, padel-based interventions have been widely applied in junior and elite players of both genders concerning athletic performance, whereas evidence of their efficacy in trials that use simple randomization has not been well established. This study aimed to compare the effects of 8 weeks of padel training (PD) on the strength and power of untrained healthy children. Twenty-five children aged 11-15 years (12.36 ± 1.15 years) were randomly assigned into experimental (PD) (nine boys and five girls: 1.58 ± 0.04 m; 50.00 ± 6.75 kg; and 19.96 ± 1.95 kg/m) and control (CT) (seven boys and four girls: 1.60 ± 0.05 m; 56.92 ± 2.75 kg; and 21.61 ± 1.02 kg/m) groups. The PD group trained twice a week for 8 weeks, and the CT group did not follow any training program and did not participate in regular exercise or sports. Countermovement jump, medicine ball throw, handgrip, and 5 m sprint test results were measured at baseline and after the intervention in the padel sport group. The results showed a significant interaction for training-induced responses in the sprint test (T5) (F = 10.55, = 0.004, η = 0.31). No significant interactions were observed for handgrip strength (HG) (F = 3.90, p=0.06), the medicine ball throw (MBT) (F = 0.851, = 0.37, η = 0.04), and the countermovement jump (F = 1.04, =0.32, η = 0.04), with clear improvements from pre- to post-training in the PD group. After 8 weeks of training, the PD group showed increased performance in handgrip strength ( = 0.004), while the CT group had decreased velocity post-training ( = 0.011). The individual results in the PD group showed an improvement, which suggests that the practice of padel seems to be a good strategy for improving one's fitness. It is suggested that 8 weeks of PD seem to be effective in improving strength- and power-related variables in healthy, untrained children. This could be considered an alternative to traditional sports to improve the body fitness of young children and should be applied in school-based programs and the sports club community. Also, more high-quality RCTs are needed in the future.
近年来，基于壁球的干预措施已广泛应用于男女青少年和精英运动员的运动表现方面，然而其在使用简单随机化的试验中的有效性证据尚未充分确立。本研究旨在比较8周壁球训练（PD）对未经训练的健康儿童力量和功率的影响。25名年龄在11至15岁（12.36±1.15岁）的儿童被随机分为实验组（PD）（9名男孩和5名女孩：身高1.58±0.04米；体重50.00±6.75千克；体重指数19.96±1.95千克/平方米）和对照组（CT）（7名男孩和4名女孩：身高1.60±0.05米；体重56.92±2.75千克；体重指数21.61±1.02千克/平方米）。PD组每周训练两次，共8周，CT组未遵循任何训练计划，也未参加定期锻炼或运动。在壁球运动组干预前后，测量了反向纵跳、药球投掷、握力和5米短跑测试结果。结果显示，短跑测试（T5）中训练诱导反应存在显著交互作用（F = 10.55，p = 0.004，η = 0.31）。握力（HG）（F = 3.90，p = 0.06）、药球投掷（MBT）（F = 0.851，p = 0.37，η = 0.04）和反向纵跳（F = 1.04，p = 0.32，η = 0.04）未观察到显著交互作用，PD组训练前后有明显改善。经过8周训练后，PD组握力表现有所提高（p = 0.004），而CT组训练后速度下降（p =
