Publications by authors named "Y Trabelsi"
Background/objectives: Physical performance is becoming increasingly critical in basketball, as it directly influences players' agility, power, and endurance. This study aimed to assess the progression of body composition and physical performance metrics across different ages and genders, establishing age- and gender-specific reference values for Tunisian basketball athletes.
Methods: A total of 469 Tunisian basketball players (239 boys and 230 girls) were assessed and grouped by age.
Our aim in the present study was to examine the effect of listening to self-selected music during soccer warm-ups in morning and afternoon sessions on repeated-sprint performances of elite soccer players. Twenty elite academy male soccer players performed a repeated-sprint ability (RSA) test in the morning (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study examines the potential impact of Ramadan fasting on sleep patterns and physical fitness in under 14 (U14) and under 17 (U17) female handball players.
Methods: For this study, sixty-five female handball players' (U14, = 33 and U17, = 32) sleep habits were assessed before (BR) and during the first (R1) and last weeks (R4) of Ramadan using: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Physical ability tests including balance and jumps were conducted throughout these periods.
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights the growing need for effective strategies to combat age-related cognitive decline among the aging population, specifically targeting older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- It compares the effects of three interventions: aerobic exercise alone, aerobic plus cognitive exercises, and reading tasks, on cognitive functions like attention, memory, and problem solving.
- Results show that combining physical and cognitive exercises significantly enhances cognitive performance, particularly in working memory, compared to reading, while traditional aerobic exercise alone does not exhibit the same benefits.
Background: The evidence supporting the effectiveness of combined interventions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients remains inconclusive.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mid- and long-term effectiveness of physical training, alone or combined with cognitive games, on cognitive performance in patients with moderate AD.
Methods: Seventy-nine AD patients (≈73% females, age of ≈70±1 years) were randomly divided into three groups: aerobic-based training (AT-group, = 27), aerobic-based training plus cognitive games (ACT-group, = 25), and a control group engaged in reading (CG, = 26), two sessions per week.