Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study
Purpose Previous studies have shown that dog walking could be an effective strategy for increasing physical activity (PA). However, no studies have investigated the impact of dog sports on fitness parameters. This pilot study aimed (a) to evaluate the acute effects of a dog agility course on fitness...
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| author | Valerio Giustino Ignazio Leale Luca Cicero Luca Petrigna Monica Lo Nigro Veronica Fontana Elena Mignosi Pietro Cataldo Antonio Macaluso Manuel Gómez-López Giovanni Cassata Giuseppe Battaglia |
| author_facet | Valerio Giustino Ignazio Leale Luca Cicero Luca Petrigna Monica Lo Nigro Veronica Fontana Elena Mignosi Pietro Cataldo Antonio Macaluso Manuel Gómez-López Giovanni Cassata Giuseppe Battaglia |
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Previous studies have shown that dog walking could be an effective strategy for increasing physical activity (PA). However, no studies have investigated the impact of dog sports on fitness parameters. This pilot study aimed (a) to evaluate the acute effects of a dog agility course on fitness parameters in young adults and (b) to determine any acute differences after the execution of the dog agility course with and without the dog.
Methods
In this randomised crossover study, ten physically active young women performed a dog agility course in two different conditions (i.e., with and without the dog). Fitness parameters were recorded using a smartwatch before the dog agility course (T 0 ), immediately after (T 1 ), and 10 minutes after the cool-down phase (T 2). Moreover, the subjective level of perceived exertion during exercise was assessed using the Borg category-ratio scale (Borg CR-10).
Results
Results showed significant differences in the number of steps ( p = 0.011), walking time ( p = 0.006), average heart rate (HR) ( p = 0.004), maximum HR ( p = 0.003), and perceived exertion ( p = 0.007) between the two conditions at T 1 . Furthermore, significant differences were found for both the average HR and the perceived exertion parameters for both conditions in the three time points (T 0 , T 1, T 2 ).
Conclusions
Our preliminary results suggest that practising a dog sport could be as effective as other sports and induce several health benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ea2bab882774c998a9b518ec8d4e5582025-01-27T11:40:27ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHuman Movement1899-19552024-12-0125413814610.5114/hm/196835196835Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover studyValerio Giustino0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-8021Ignazio Leale1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3147-0545Luca Cicero2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4386-7723Luca Petrigna3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8106-537XMonica Lo Nigro4https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7957-5970Veronica Fontana5https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0440-1989Elena Mignosi6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6504-5662Pietro Cataldo7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3168-6039Antonio Macaluso8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-250XManuel Gómez-López9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4595-3994Giovanni Cassata10https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1742-1082Giuseppe Battaglia11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-7175Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalySport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyZooprophylactic Experimental Institute of Sicily, Palermo, ItalySchool of Medicine, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science Section, University of Catania, Catania, ItalySport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalySport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalySport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyGerman Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Saarbrucken, GermanyDepartment of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Murcia, Santiago de la Ribera, Murcia, SpainZooprophylactic Experimental Institute of Sicily, Palermo, ItalySport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyPurpose Previous studies have shown that dog walking could be an effective strategy for increasing physical activity (PA). However, no studies have investigated the impact of dog sports on fitness parameters. This pilot study aimed (a) to evaluate the acute effects of a dog agility course on fitness parameters in young adults and (b) to determine any acute differences after the execution of the dog agility course with and without the dog. Methods In this randomised crossover study, ten physically active young women performed a dog agility course in two different conditions (i.e., with and without the dog). Fitness parameters were recorded using a smartwatch before the dog agility course (T 0 ), immediately after (T 1 ), and 10 minutes after the cool-down phase (T 2). Moreover, the subjective level of perceived exertion during exercise was assessed using the Borg category-ratio scale (Borg CR-10). Results Results showed significant differences in the number of steps ( p = 0.011), walking time ( p = 0.006), average heart rate (HR) ( p = 0.004), maximum HR ( p = 0.003), and perceived exertion ( p = 0.007) between the two conditions at T 1 . Furthermore, significant differences were found for both the average HR and the perceived exertion parameters for both conditions in the three time points (T 0 , T 1, T 2 ). Conclusions Our preliminary results suggest that practising a dog sport could be as effective as other sports and induce several health benefits.https://hummov.awf.wroc.pl/Acute-effects-of-a-dog-sport-on-fitness-parameters-in-young-adults-a-randomised-controlled,196835,0,2.htmlhealth promotionwalkinggreen exerciseoutdoor exercisedog walkingdog agility |
| spellingShingle | Valerio Giustino Ignazio Leale Luca Cicero Luca Petrigna Monica Lo Nigro Veronica Fontana Elena Mignosi Pietro Cataldo Antonio Macaluso Manuel Gómez-López Giovanni Cassata Giuseppe Battaglia Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study Human Movement health promotion walking green exercise outdoor exercise dog walking dog agility |
| title | Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study |
| title_full | Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study |
| title_fullStr | Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study |
| title_short | Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study |
| title_sort | acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults a randomised controlled crossover study |
| topic | health promotion walking green exercise outdoor exercise dog walking dog agility |
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