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Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life (2021)
Journal Article
Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., & Schwesig, R. (in press). Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life. Applied Sciences, 11(23), 11373. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311373

This experiment examined physical activity (PA), sitting time, and satisfaction with life (SL) in European (45%) and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA; 55%) handball players (n = 418; age: 25.6 ± 6.8 years; body mass: 88.1 ± 11.7 kg; height: 1.8... Read More about Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life.

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction With Life of University Students in Qatar: Changes During Confinement Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Salman, A., Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., Abassi, E., Al-Kuwari, L., …Schwesig, R. (in press). Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction With Life of University Students in Qatar: Changes During Confinement Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.704562

This study explored the effects of home confinement on physical activity (PA) and satisfaction with life (SL) among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 531 subjects participated [male: n=203; female: n=328; age: 33.1±5.2years... Read More about Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction With Life of University Students in Qatar: Changes During Confinement Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) as a Potential Countermeasure for Phenotypic Characteristics of Sarcopenia: A Scoping Review (2021)
Journal Article
Hayes, L. D., Elliott, B. T., Yasar, Z., Bampouras, T. M., Sculthorpe, N. F., Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., & Hurst, C. (in press). High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) as a Potential Countermeasure for Phenotypic Characteristics of Sarcopenia: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.715044

Background: Sarcopenia is defined as a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle quantity and function associated predominantly with aging. Physical activity appears the most promising intervention to attenuate sarcopenia, yet physical acti... Read More about High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) as a Potential Countermeasure for Phenotypic Characteristics of Sarcopenia: A Scoping Review.

Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players (2021)
Journal Article
Aloui, G., Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Sanal Hayes, N. E. M., Bouhafs, E. G., Chelly, M. S., & Schwesig, R. (in press). Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players. Applied Sciences, 11(11), 4767. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114767

This project investigated the effect of adding 8 weeks of bi-weekly plyometric and short sprint with change-of-direction (PSSCoD) training into standard training for elite youth soccer players from Tunisia. A training group (n = 18; age: 16.6 ± 0.5 y... Read More about Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players.

Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State (2021)
Journal Article
Hermassi, S., Chelly, M. S., Michalsik, L. B., Sanal, N. E. M., D. Hayes, L., & Cadenas-Sanchez, C. (in press). Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State. PloS one, 16(2), e0246476. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246476

The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between physiological parameters (namely fatness and physical fitness) with academic performance (namely mathematics and science grade point average [GPA]) in normal weight and overweight schoolchi... Read More about Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State.