Proposal for a Fitness Program in the School Setting during the Covid 19 Pandemic

Effects of an 8-Week CrossFit Program on Psychophysical Well-Being in Healthy Adolescents

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ID15469738
AutoresStefania Cataldi (0000-0002-5929-4766, University of Bari Aldo Moro), Vincenzo Cristian Francavilla (0000-0002-7337-392X, Università degli Studi di Enna Kore), Valério Bonavolontá (0000-0003-2955-0498, University of Bari Aldo Moro, autor de correspondencia), Ornella De Florio (University of Bari Aldo Moro), Roberto Carvutto (0000-0001-6770-7295, University of Bari Aldo Moro), Michele De Candia (0000-0001-9194-1612, University of Bari Aldo Moro), Francesca Latino (0000-0003-0302-6145, University of Bari Aldo Moro), Francesco Fischetti (0000-0001-8616-5372, University of Bari Aldo Moro)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número6
Páginas3141-3141
Fecha de publicación2021-03-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18063141
OpenAlexW3136330544
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas14

Background: The Italian government promoted social distancing, in which the suspension of any social event, suspension of all activities practiced in gyms, sports centers and their closure was ordered. The social distancing in the school environment and the use of strategies to limit viral infection are not very compatible with group motor activity and team sports. The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of a CrossFit program in order to mitigate the deficits in fitness caused by COVID-19 prevention measures and to evaluate the effects on self-efficacy in a group of young adolescents. Methodsː 30 healthy participants were randomly allocated into an intervention group (IG) that performed the 8 weeks CrossFit training program or control group (CG). Physical fitness tests (i.e., Squat, push-up, lunge, and 20 m run) and psychological measures Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy scale (RESE) were performed at baseline and after 8 weeks. Resultsː After 8 weeks, the intervention group showed significant improvements for all fitness tests (p < 0.0001). Additionally, higher scores for the RESE negative and positive (p < 0.0001) scales were found in the intervention group. No statistical differences were found in the control group except for the push up test. Conclusionsː the 8-week CrossFit intervention program could positively affect the general physical well-being and improve the emotional perceived self-efficacy in healthy adolescents

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Fear of falling · Injury prevention · Intervention (counseling · Physical fitness · Physical therapy · Poison control · Psychiatry · Randomized controlled trial · Social distance · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology