/Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of two combined training methods on health-related physical fitness components in adolescents. Seventy-six adolescents (16.1 ± 1.1 years, n = 44 female) were randomized into groups of moderate-intensity continuous training combined with resistance training (MICT + RT), high-intensity interval training combined with resistance training (HIIT + RT), or Control. The training sessions were performed twice weekly for 12 weeks. The health-related physical fitness components evaluated were: body composition, muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness. The intervention groups had a significant reduction in body fat percentage and improvement in abdominal repetitions and VO_2peak after 12 weeks of combined exercise program (p < 0.001). Intervention effects were found to significantly reduce body fat percentage for the MICT + RT and HIIT + RT groups compared to the control group (mean difference: −3.8; 95% CI: −6.2; −1 0.3; mean difference: −4.7; 95%CI: −7.1; −2.3, respectively). For muscle fitness, significant effects of the intervention were found in increasing the number of abdominal repetitions favoring the MICT + RT group compared to the control group (mean difference: 9.5; 95% CI: 4.4; 14.7) and HIIT + RT compared to the control group (mean difference: 14.1; 95% CI 9; 19.3). For cardiorespiratory fitness, significant effects of the intervention on improving VO_2peak were found in the experimental groups (MICT + RT vs Control group: mean difference: 4.4; 95% CI: 2.2; 6.6; and HIIT + RT vs. Control group: mean difference: 5.5, 95% CI: 3.3; 7.7). The results suggest that 12 weeks of training using MCIT + RT or HIIT + RT showed a similar effect for health-related physical fitness components in adolescents.

El balonmano en sillas de ruedas es un deporte adaptado que ofrece una oportunidad de actividades deportivas para personas con discapacidad física. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la validez y la confiabilidad de una batería de tests de habilidad para el balonmano en silla de ruedas. Los tests de precisión de pases, desempeño en el bloqueo, conducción de la pelota y velocidad en 20 metros fueron administrados en 29 atletas con discapacidades físicas. Los resultados indican que los tests de velocidad de 20 metros, de desempeño en el bloqueo y de conducción de la pelota pueden ser aplicados para la evaluación de atletas de balonmano en silla de ruedas. PALABRAS CLAVE: Evaluación; Tests; Discapacidad; Balonmano en Silla de Ruedas, Deporte Adaptado, Paradesporto, Actividad Fisica Adaptada.   ABSTRACT The Wheelchair Handball is opportunity of sport practice to people with physical disabilities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and the reliability of a battery of skills tests to assess skills of wheelchair handball athletes. 29 physical disable athletes were assessed by the following tests: accuracy of passes, performance of block, ball conduction and 20 meters speed. Our results have shown that the 20 meters speed, performance of block and ball conduction tests can be applied to the evaluation of wheelchair handball athletes. KEYWORDS: Assessment; Tests; Disability; Wheelchair Handball; Adapted Sports, Parasports, Adapted Physical Activity.

Participation in regular physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous health benefits, including improvement in adolescents’ mental health. The current study aimed to assess the effects of a 12-week physical activity intervention on psychological symptoms of adolescents. The sample of this controlled randomized study was composed by 150 adolescents aged 12 to 15 years old. PA intervention is an adaptation of the ActTeens Program, which includes structured PA sessions delivered during Physical Education classes. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to measure psychological symptoms. To analyze the effects of the intervention on psychological symptoms, generalized estimating equations (GEEs) models were constructed. After 12 weeks, there were no significant intervention effects for emotional problems (mean difference: −0.14; 95% IC: −1.1–0.82), conduct problems (mean difference: 0.14; 95% IC: −0.6–0.8), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (mean difference: −0.66; 95% IC: −1.4–0.1), peer problems (mean difference: 0.2; 95% IC: −0.6–1.0), prosocial behavior (mean difference: 0.00; 95% IC: −0.8; 0.8) and overall mental health score (mean difference: 0.15; 95% IC: −2.0; 2.3). No improvement in psychological symptoms was observed after 12 weeks of PA intervention. Future studies should explore how PA in different dimensions and contexts may impact positively on adolescents’ mental health.

Introduction: Adenosine Triphosphate is a molecule with the function of generating energy, where high levels are directly related to cellular and muscular health. Oral supplementation appears as a possibility to guarantee such levels, and is normally consumed in capsules, which can be acute or chronic.Objectives: To verify the influence of a dose of ATP on muscular performance in adults.Methods: This is an acute, crossover, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention study. 18 trained men were recruited, with an average age of 27.95 years. Two visits were made to the laboratory, where each of the protocols consisted of randomized supplementation of 400 mg of Peak ATP (R) or placebo, and 30 min later, five series were performed, where the first consisted of five repetitions and the following four of ten repetitions at 60 degrees per second in knee extension and flexion on a Biodex (R) 4.0 isokinetic dynamometer, where the volunteers' muscle strength and resistance to fatigue were measured. For data analysis, data normality was assessed using Shapiro Wilk, the ANOVA repeated measures test with Bonferroni post hoc. To identify the size of the effect, the Cohen test was performed, and the statistical package used was SPSS 25 with an applied significance of p < 0.05.Results: Acute supplementation was unable to achieve significant improvements in muscle strength indicators. The supplement delays drops in strength as the exercise progresses in knee extension compared to the placebo.Conclusions: An acute dose of 400 mg of ATP did not improve the volunteers' muscle strength indicators, but it was able to reduce fatigue levels as the exercise progressed, enabling greater performance for longer.