Adela Badau

• Professor PhD.
• Professor at University Transilvania of Brasov

Introduction and objective: The study focused on identifying the differences regarding the implementation of a program that uses Fitlight technology and targets the development of simple and reactive repetitive speed in manual and bilateral manual executions. Methodology: There were 311 subjects in the study, including 243 student-athletes (handbal...

The aim of this study is to investigate body posture, physical exercises, head–neck relationship, and sleep quality among university students. A total of 96 students, with an average age of 20.86 ± 1.24 years and an average BMI of 23.41 ± 2.56, voluntarily participated in the study. The REEDCO Posture Evaluation (RPE) was used to assess the partici...

Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the motor, kinetotherapeutic, and psychological benefits of three aquatic therapeutic programs—aquagym recovery (AG), aquatic ludotherapy (ALT), and therapeutic swimming (TS)—for students specializing in balneo-physio-kinetotherapy. Methods The study group consisted of 101 students, out of which 43 student...

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of mental imagery ability and attentional style in senior mini-football players and to identify mental behavioral patterns. The study included a number of 38 senior mini-football players, with an average age of 27.36 years, with a playing experience in the super league of 9.38 years. In the study...

Attention is an essential psychological component in sports games, which conditions sports success. The purpose of this study was to identify the attention style (internal or external) and the weight of attention qualities depending on the practiced team sport (basketball, volleyball, or handball) and gender (female or male), in athletes aged 15–18...

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the implementation of an experimental program with combined plyometric and coordination exercises for a time interval of 6 months aimed at improving the jump shots of U12 junior players through the use of information technologies. One hundred seventeen female basketball players, aged between 10...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between eccentric hamstring muscle strength and acceleration and vertical jump in professional female soccer players. Twentieth professional female soccer players actively playing soccer participated in the study voluntarily with age (arithmetic mean±standard deviation) 18.31±5,97. The NORDB...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of implementing a basketball-specific exercise program using Fitlight technology on the coordinative abilities (reactive coordination, reactive reaction time, and reactive movement combination capacity) of U14 and U16 junior basketball players. This study included 70 male basketball players, 36 subje...

The purpose of the study was to identify the durations of maintaining apnea, in different static positions, with and without the use of a nose clip, in girls aged between 7 and 14 years,. The study included a total number of 92 girls, grouped by age into four groups of 2-year spans (7–8, 9–10, 11–12, 13–14 years), and depending on the experience of...

The purpose of this study was to identify the asymmetries between the dimensions of the upper limbs, in relation to manual laterality, of the athletes who practice team sports with a ball and those who practice other sports without a ball. We consider the fact that ball handling influences the development of anthropometric parameters at the level o...

This study aims to analyze the effects of Augmented Reality (AR) training in improving physical fitness and technical performance. An 11-week randomized controlled design was adopted in this study. This research involved sixty female athletes in Pencak Silat and Karate from Sriwijaya University (Indonesia). Participants were allocated into the expe...

The main aim of this research was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of Fitlight technology in the process of sports training and motor assessment on the improvement in agility and reactive agility of junior basketball players. The age groups studied were under-14 (U14) and under-16 (U16). This study included 70 male basketball athletes,...

The present study pursued the investigation of anthropometric asymmetries regarding the length of the upper and lower limbs and the indices of body proportionality and had the following objectives: identifying the differences between the female and male groups, in the 4 age categories (7, 8, 9 and 10 years old), regarding anthropometric parameters...

In team handball, coaches can make unlimited substitutions, allowing players to enter the game at any time, even if they haven't been active on the bench. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of inactivity following a warm-up on the physical performance and physiological responses of female elite team handball players. The secondary...

In team handball, coaches can make unlimited substitutions, allowing players to enter the game at any time, even if they haven't been active on the bench. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of inactivity following a warm-up on the physical performance and physiological responses of female elite team handball players. The secondary...

Participating in sports has been shown to promote overall wellness and, at the same time, reduce health risks. As more people are participating in sports, competitions have increased, and every aspect of the game has been focused by coaches and athletes in order to improve performance. One of these aspects is the warm-up session. The purpose of thi...

The present study aimed to investigate the impact of practicing sports activities on manual skills, focused on reaction time depending on manual laterality. The objectives of the study were to identify the differences in improving simple, optional, and cognitive reaction times in the manual executions of student athletes who practice team sports in...

The present study aims to determine postural deficiencies in volleyball players depending on the period of practice, in the initiation stage. The evaluation of the posture and the angle between the ankle and the trunk was carried out with the mobile app Apecs-AI Posture Evaluation and Correction System®, the symmetry of the trunk with the "Trunk Sy...

The main purpose of the study was to identify the level of improvement in cognitive flexi-bility manifested by choice and cognition reaction times in relation to manual and podal skills as a result of the implementation of a program of therapeutic exergame exercises, for a time interval of 6 weeks at the level of students. 511 students participated...

Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, The study of the biomechanics of technical skills specific to different physical and sports activities is part of the dynamic trend of scientific research in the field of sports science and physical education. Studying the physiological aspects and the effects produced by practicing physical exercise has...

The purpose of the research was to identify the impact of peripheral (unilateral and bilateral) vision on manual reaction time to visual stimuli in handball, basketball and volleyball players by implementing a 6-week experimental program of specific exercises and some adapted tests using Fitlight technology. The research included 412 players (212 m...

Knowing the personality and autonomy factors of bodybuilders is a necessity in order to improve sports training, which would lead to the development of mental skills specific to competitive bodybuilding. The purpose of the study was to identify perception differences in personality and autonomy factors for three age categories of competitive bodybu...

The purpose of the study was to design and implement, in the physical and sports education process and in the motor evaluation process, a program of exercises and specific tests to optimize reaction time by using the Fitlight technological systems in relation to the manual and foot laterality of the pupils and identification of gender differences r...

The purpose of our research is to determine emotional and behavioural modelling in an emotionally safe environment in a group of kindergarten preschoolers, following the application of an innovative curriculum project, designed and implemented for the first time, Educational Program for the training and development of social and emotional skills (D...

The purpose of this pilot study was to identify impact differences in the rehabilitation of balance, gait and functional capacity in patients with lower limb amputation performing hydrokinetic therapy and kinesiotherapy programs during the pre-prosthetic and prosthetic phases. The study included 16 male patients aged 40–60 years with amputated lowe...

The main aim of the present study was to implement an exergame program that uses Fitlight technology to identify the impact on motor, recognition, and cognitive reaction times in junior athletes practicing team sports: basketball, handball, and volleyball. The second aim was to identifying differences in progress of the three types of reaction time...

This research aims to expand the knowledge on the level of development of segmental flexibility, to girls aged 7–14 years, who practice synchronized swimming. The study includes 112 girls aged between 7 and 14 years, divided into groups on age, every two years, and on the period of synchronized swimming between 6 months and 42 months. The study foc...

The aim of the study was to identify differences in obesity-related parameters between active sports students and semi-active or sedentary students, differentiated by sex, in order to optimize health. The study sample included 286 students, of which the male experimental sample consisted of 86 active sports students, age X ± SD 21.25 ± 0.32 years;...

The aim of the research was to implement an athletic program to improve the explosive force in order to optimize physical fitness at the level of elite football-tennis players and evaluate the progress made through specific tests using the Opto Jump. The research included 10 elite European and world-class players, on whom an experimental program wa...

The pandemic context imposed in the educational process a series of procedural and didactic adjustments, felt especially in the vocational specializations. The present study investigates the level of development of cognitive competences in the online educational system for third year students, specializing in physical education and sports. A questi...

The present study aimed to assess the capacity of stability and motor impact in the development of the balance of student athletes by reducing the support surface on the ball in the up plank position, by using three categories of balls of equal size, but with different elasticity and weight. In this study, the second aim was to investigate the diff...

Amaç: spor öğretmenlerinin ve antrenörlerinin vizyonunda, belirli bir meslek standardında yer alan spor danışmanının sorumluluklarının ve mesleki becerilerinin pratik önemi açısından değerlendirilmesi ve sıralanması; spor danışmanının sorumlulukları ile mesleki becerileri arasındaki ilişki düzeyini belirlemek. Yöntemler: Araştırma, Nisan - Ekim 201...

Background. The academic educational process has undergone a series of procedural and didactic adjustments as a result of the current pandemic conditions, perceived especially in the vocational specializations. The current context requires a decrease in the active, effective practice of students from the physical education and sports program to the...

The main purpose of study was to gain more comprehensive information about the influence of body mass of water level on some cardiovascular and urinary parameters for the student athletes. Cardiovascular and urinary parameters analysis does not reflect the significant differences between the two samples, but most parameters do not fit into the norm...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the way in which bimanual and unimanual balanced balance values depend on the technical characteristics of using both Bosu ball surfaces in relation to three pressure levels: 0.6 atm., 0.4 atm. and 0.2 atm. The results have shown that steady manual balance is dependent on the characteristics of the equipment...

The study aimed to highlight how unipodal stable equilibrium values are depending on the technical characteristics of plastic fitness equipment in relation to some anthropometric indices in order to optimize the physical potential. The best results recorded for the static balance test for both legs was on the Stability Disc, followed by Balance Boa...

Background: The study was focused on identifying the relationship between the incidence of exercise dependence attitudes, the level of body perception, and preferences for use of fitness technology monitoring. Methods: We investigated 241 students from physical education and sports specializations. We used a questionnaire structured in 5 parts: per...

(1) Background: The aim of the study was to identify the physical activity index of physio-kinetotherapy (PKT) students during the three years of study, as well as the motivation to practicing Physical Activity (PA); (2) Methods: The study comprised three groups of 84 students each, corresponding to the three years of study from the PKT specializat...

Aim. The aim of study was to identify the essential needs and roles of sport nutrition counselling. Material and Methods. 1410 subjects participated in the study: n = 564 (40 %) active athletes; n = 437 (31 %) nutrition and dietetics students; n = 409 (29 %) students of physical education and sports. The assessment targeted a survey based on a ques...

(1) Background: The study aims to highlight the impact of educational, recreational, motric and satisfaction of adventure education activities in the urban tourism environment; (2) Methods: The study included 48 students with specialization in physical education. The adventure education program included two specific activities and the evaluation fo...

Objective: To assess the educational impact and satisfaction of using Wellness Integrative Profile 10 both by specialists and clients in nutrition, health and fitness centres. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at 42 wellness centres in Romania during March-November 2016, where Wellness Integrative Profile 10 was implemented with...

The latest scientific results and specific products for nutrition and physical education show that the identification of variables like beliefs and behaviours, also the sensitivity to cultural values and habits of the population, can be used to design an efficient community education intervention. 1 In order to optimise the activity and services at...

The latest scientific results and specific products for nutrition and physical education show that the identification of variables like beliefs and behaviours, also the sensitivity to cultural values and habits of the population, can be used to design an efficient community education intervention. 1 In order to optimise the activity and services at...

(1) Aim: The study aimed at assessing simple-reaction, recognition and cognitive-reaction times to visual stimuli among student athletes: boxing, gymnastics, taekwondo, judo, karate and wrestling, using computer games tests. (2) Methods: Our study involved 332 students and athletes. We applied three types of computer tests to measure the dominant a...

THE REFERENCE VALUES OF FITBALL (Swiss ball) DIMENSIONS ACCORDING TO SUBJECTS’ BMI AND HEIGHT new proposal

THE REFERENCE VALUES OF FITBALL (Swiss ball) DIMENSIONS ACCORDING TO SUBJECTS’ BMI AND HEIGHT

The objective of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant effect of the vitamins A and E before and after intensive aerobic exercise effort and to provide pros and cons arguments on the use of both vitamins during the physical training. The research highlighted important adaptive changes of the functional parameters: PMA, VCEE, VO2max, of the oxi...

The aim of the study was to measure the goniometric differences of the knee and hip joints and the changes regarding the features of fitness balls by taking into consideration its circumference and the vertical and horizontal diameters under the action of the body weight. The outcomes of the study have resulted in the creation of a table with refer...

Background. By combining two types of assisted therapies with horses and dogs, we believe that greater progress will be made in rehabilitating the balance compared to participating in a dog only- assisted therapy program. Aims. The aim of the research is to assess the efficiency of implementation of animal-assisted therapy programs in order to impr...

Purpose: The study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effects of three different types of exercise: bicycling, plyometric and weight on aerobic and anaerobic power. Material: Sample size 30 students recreational athletes aged 23,19 years. The athletes were divided into 3 groups of 10 subjects (bicycle, plyometric, weight). The program...

Introduction: The implementing within the academic physical education and sports curricula of a new discipline such as water gymnastics falls within the current trends of curriculum modernization. Purpose: The purpose of the study aims at evaluating the effects of driving, exercise-induced functional and somatic programs initiation of the gymnasts...

Aim. The research aimed to identify the hand reaction time to visual stimulus depending on laterality, by using the computer-gaming test. The computer technology can be applied to improve the reaction time of both dominant and non-dominant segment. Method. The research consisted of a group of 60 students from physical education and physio-kinesioth...

Objective: The aim of our research was to identify physiological and biochemical changes induced by training at medium altitude. Methods: Ten biathlon athletes underwent 28-day training camp at medium altitude in order to improve their aerobic effort, following the living high-base train high-interval train low (Hi-Hi-Lo) protocol. There were inves...

Objective: The aim of our research was to identify physiological and biochemical changes induced by training at medium altitude. Methods: Ten biathlon athletes underwent 28-day training camp at medium altitude in order to improve their aerobic effort, following the living high-base train high-interval train low (Hi-Hi-Lo) protocol. There were inves...

Carte se adresează specialiștilor, sportivilor și instructorilor și a vizat o abordare teoretico-metologică a activității de gimnastică în apă, desfășurată atât în scop recreativ, cât și profilactic. Conținutul cărții este prezentat într-o manieră modernă și facilă, aspectele teoretice fiind completate de cele imagistice. Cartea este structurată p...

Backround: The objective of this study was interpreting the reported differences within carbohydrate consumption at rest, in female rowing groups. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study, on a group of elite rowing athletes, monitoring carbohydrate consumption at rest. 34 subjects, divided in 3 groups of activities (senior, youth, junior) took...

Proiectarea didactica in aquagym

Materiale utilizate in aquagym. Inslatatii specifice activitatii de gimnstica in apa

Metodologia aquagym-ului

Between the components of the physiological capacity and the practice degree of the physical exercise is a direct interrelation, which is influenced by a number of factors, out of which deployment environment with its features has a leading role. Determining the relationship between the effort capacity by heart rate changes during recovery after ex...

Aquagym - metodologie

Aquagym - continut

Cursul vizeaza influenta si caracteristicile mediului acvatic din prisma aquagym-ului

Istoricul aquagym- ului, sistematizarea activitatilor acvatice ludico-recreative, beneficile practicarii

Background. The carrying out of physical activities in various environments, terrestrial and aquatic, through the influences they imprint on the effort made, coupled with the technological innovation of materials, can trigger positive responses of the body, with connotations on the movement ability. Aims. Improvement of the conditional movement abi...

Background. The carrying out of physical activities in various environments, terrestrial and aquatic, through the influences they imprint on the effort made, coupled with the technological innovation of materials, can trigger positive responses of the body, with connotations on the movement ability. Aims. Improvement of the conditional movement abi...

The alpine skiing has undergone major changes and adjustments due to both technological innovations of materials and update of theoretical and methodological concepts on all levels of specific training. The purpose: the introduction of technological innovation in the field of materials specif ic to carving ski causes a review of methodology, aim...

Abstract Aim:Through physical activity, the development of cardiovascular endurance is an important prerequisite in health promotion capacity of every man. The aim of this study was comparison of aerobic fitness tested students from the Faculty of sport and physical education, from Belgrade University and Tirgu Mures from Romania. Methods:The metho...

Introduction Time spent by youngsters making use of IT techno-logy has reached concerning limits, inducing sedentary behaviors. It is required to change these patterns of spending free time, this being possible by increasing motivation and offering attractive ways identified by the combination of simulated games specific to adven-ture learning with...

The practice of motor activities in a variety of environments, such as the aquatic one, with characteristics which positively influence the motor and morphological indexes as well as the selection of the most efficient and most favorable methods, along with the usage of innovative materials, represents a valuable advantage in improving the motor ca...

There have been relatively poor attempts to implement artificial intelligence techniques in sports that can determine and influence the motric performance. It is a fact that developing and implementing intelligent and informational technology represents a new approach in what the improvement of sportive outcomes are concerned, which leads to a dyna...

Through the variety of aerobics means of action that are used during the physical education lesson it is traced the development of conditional and coordinative qualities, the building up of basic and specific motion abilities, the building up of a beautiful esthetic aspect and the control of obesity and increasing the attractiveness of these classe...

The biological adaptation to specific exercises of the ludic-recreational water activities represents a body response to physical or mental stimuli translated into changes to organs and to major body functions. "The possibilities of water environment is an advantage in the performance of physical activities and as an essential contribution to healt...

Physical activity practiced in various environments, through the influences that they can bring on the effort, in correlation with the technological innovation of materials, can generate positive inputs on the body, with connotations on the functional capacity as well. The present research aims to observe the influence level of functional capaci...

Aqua-pullpush-gym is an inovatie method of water gymnastic to improve motor and functional capacities. The book describes and illustrates more then 100 exercises utilising pullpush plates.

There are significant differences between team sports games (handball, football, basketball, volleyball) and individual games (tennis, badminton) regarding motility content, types of effort, the energetic systems and the biological adaptation factors. These differences are determined by game characteristics, by the length of the game, the nature of...

There have been relatively poor attempts to implement artificial intelligence techniques in sports that can determine and influence the motric performance. It is a fact that developing and implementing intelligent and informational technology represents a new approach in what the improvement of sportive outcomes are concerned, which leads to a dyna...