• Can sport-specific training affect vertical jumping ability during puberty? 

      Karatrantou K., Gerodimos V., Voutselas V., Manouras N., Famisis K., Ioakimidis P. (2019)
      Vertical jumping ability (VJ) is an important component for successful performance in various team sports such as volleyball, basketball, and soccer. There is evidence that the sport-specific training in these sports may ...
    • Effects of home confinement on mental health and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: Insights from the ECLB-COVID19 multicentre study 

      Ammar A., Trabelsi K., Brach M., Chtourou H., Boukhris O., Masmoudi L., Bouaziz B., Bentlage E., How D., Ahmed M., Mueller P., Mueller N., Hammouda O., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Braakman-Jansen A., Wrede C., Bastoni S., Pernambuco C.S., Mataruna L., Taheri M., Irandoust K., Khacharem A., Bragazzi N.L., Strahler J., Adrian J., Andreeva A., Glenn J.M., Bott N.T., Gargouri F., Chaari L., Batatia H., Khoshnami S.C., Samara E., Zisi V., Sankar P., Ahmed W.N., Ali G.M., Abdelkarim O., Jarraya M., Abed K.E., Moalla W., Romdhani M., Aloui A., Souissi N., van Gemert-Pijnen L., Riemann B.L., Riemann L., Delhey J., Gómez-Raja J., Epstein M., Sanderman R., Schulz S., Jerg A., Al-Horani R., Mansi T., Jmail M., Barbosa F., Ferreira-Santos F., Šimunič B., Pišot R., Pišot S., Gaggioli A., Zmijewski P., Bailey S.J., Steinacker J., Chamari K., Driss T., Hoekelmann A. (2021)
      Although recognised as effective measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing and self-isolation have been suggested to generate a burden throughout the population. To provide scientific data to ...
    • Effects of whole-body vibration training frequency on neuromuscular performance: A randomized controlled study 

      Karatrantou K., Bilios P., Bogdanis G.C., Ioakimidis P., Soulas E., Gerodimos V. (2019)
      This study compared the efficacy of two whole-body vibration (WBV) protocols with equal training volume and different frequency of training sessions/week on body composition and physical fitness. Sixty male air force cadets ...
    • Globally altered sleep patterns and physical activity levels by confinement in 5056 individuals: ECLB COVID-19 international online survey 

      Trabelsi K., Ammar A., Masmoudi L., Boukhris O., Chtourou H., Bouaziz B., Brach M., Bentlage E., How D., Ahmed M., Mueller P., Mueller N., Hsouna H., Romdhani M., Hammouda O., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Braakman-Jansen A., Wrede C., Bastoni S., Pernambuco C.S., Mataruna-Dos-Santos L.J., Taheri M., Irandoust K., Khacharem A., Bragazzi N.L., Strahler J., Washif J.A., Andreeva A., Bailey S.J., Acton J., Mitchell E., Bott N.T., Gargouri F., Chaari L., Batatia H., Khoshnami S.C., Samara E., Zisi V., Sankar P., Ahmed W.N., Ali G.M., Abdelkarim O., Jarraya M., Abed K.E., Moalla W., Souissi N., Aloui A., Souissi N., van Gemert-Pijnen L., Riemann B.L., Riemann L., Delhey J., Gómez-Raja J., Epstein M., Sanderman R., Schulz S., Jerg A., Al-Horani R., Mansi T., Dergaa I., Jmail M., Barbosa F., Ferreira-Santos F., Šimunič B., Pišot R., Pišot S., Gaggioli A., Steinacker J., Zmijewski P., Clark C.C.T., Apfelbacher C., Glenn J.M., Saad H.B., Chamari K., Driss T., Hoekelmann A. (2021)
      Symptoms of psychological distress and disorder have been widely reported in people under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic; in addition to severe disruption of peoples’ daily activity and sleep patterns. This study ...
    • Reliability of concentric and eccentric strength of hip abductor and adductor muscles in young soccer players 

      Gerodimos V., Karatrantou K., Paschalis V., Zafeiridis A., Katsareli E., Bilios P., Kellis S. (2015)
      The concentric and eccentric strength profile and muscular balance of the hip joint are important parameters for success in soccer. This study evaluated the reliability for the assessment of hip abduction and adduction ...