Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers

Jamal Shaker Omar; Ahmad Khasati; Abdel Naser Qadoumi; Mohammad Qadoumi; Nidal Jaradat

Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers

Abstract

During the last century there were significant changes in elucidating the role of functional foods on the human’s health. Recently the global interest is focusing on the natural diets due to their important role on the physical and physiological performances. The current study aimed to evaluate the synergistic effect of watermelon juice and aquatic exercises on some physical fitness and physiological variables depending on experimental and reference groups. Thirty-six students (18 males and 18 females) in the age (19-22) from the Physical Education Department at An-Najah National University volunteered to participate in the experiment. An anthropometric measurement was performed alongside with specific medical examinations to determine the effect of both aquatic and watermelon juice and aquatic exercises alone on some physical fitness and physiological variables. The results show that both, watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, revealed statistically significant differences at p value < 0.05 compared with aquatic exercises alone. In case of gender, male and female the F-values were found significant at p ˂ 0.05 for the variables (endurance, sprint 30m, sit up, total cholesterol, high density lipoproteins). Furthermore, these findings indicated that male students were better than female students in (endurance, sprint 30 m, sit up test, and total cholesterol); in contrast female students had more high-density lipoproteins than male students. The synergistic effects of watermelon juice with aqua exercises improved the performance and physiological variables for the experimental group.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Basic Pharmacology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Jamal Shaker Omar ^* This is me
Palestine

Ahmad Khasati This is me
Palestine

Abdel Naser Qadoumi This is me
Palestine

Mohammad Qadoumi This is me
Palestine

Nidal Jaradat
Palestine

Publication Date

June 27, 2025

Submission Date

August 28, 2018

Acceptance Date

January 29, 2019

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Year 2019 Volume: 23 Number: 3

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APA

Omar, J. S., Khasati, A., Qadoumi, A. N., Qadoumi, M., & Jaradat, N. (2025). Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 23(3), 387-394. https://izlik.org/JA77YY59UE

AMA

1.Omar JS, Khasati A, Qadoumi AN, Qadoumi M, Jaradat N. Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;23(3):387-394. https://izlik.org/JA77YY59UE

Chicago

Omar, Jamal Shaker, Ahmad Khasati, Abdel Naser Qadoumi, Mohammad Qadoumi, and Nidal Jaradat. 2025. “Watermelon Juice and Aquatic Exercises, Their Synergistic Effect on Some Physical Fitness and Physiological Variables in Males and Females Volunteers”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 23 (3): 387-94. https://izlik.org/JA77YY59UE.

EndNote

Omar JS, Khasati A, Qadoumi AN, Qadoumi M, Jaradat N (June 1, 2025) Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 23 3 387–394.

IEEE

[1]J. S. Omar, A. Khasati, A. N. Qadoumi, M. Qadoumi, and N. Jaradat, “Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers”, J. Res. Pharm., vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 387–394, June 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA77YY59UE

ISNAD

Omar, Jamal Shaker - Khasati, Ahmad - Qadoumi, Abdel Naser - Qadoumi, Mohammad - Jaradat, Nidal. “Watermelon Juice and Aquatic Exercises, Their Synergistic Effect on Some Physical Fitness and Physiological Variables in Males and Females Volunteers”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 23/3 (June 1, 2025): 387-394. https://izlik.org/JA77YY59UE.

JAMA

1.Omar JS, Khasati A, Qadoumi AN, Qadoumi M, Jaradat N. Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;23:387–394.

MLA

Omar, Jamal Shaker, et al. “Watermelon Juice and Aquatic Exercises, Their Synergistic Effect on Some Physical Fitness and Physiological Variables in Males and Females Volunteers”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, vol. 23, no. 3, June 2025, pp. 387-94, https://izlik.org/JA77YY59UE.

Vancouver

1.Jamal Shaker Omar, Ahmad Khasati, Abdel Naser Qadoumi, Mohammad Qadoumi, Nidal Jaradat. Watermelon juice and aquatic exercises, their synergistic effect on some physical fitness and physiological variables in males and females volunteers. J. Res. Pharm. [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 1;23(3):387-94. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA77YY59UE