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Walking football for men and women 60+: a 12-week non-controlled intervention affects health parameters
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7116-565x
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden.
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2025 (English)In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, ISSN 0270-1367, E-ISSN 2168-3824Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

The aim of the study was to examine physiological and cardiometabolic effects of 12 weeks of walking football (played 2 × 20 min) in physically inactive older adults. Thirty-three volunteers completed the study (men n = 11, women n = 22) were enrolled with a mean age of 74.0 ± 5.7 years. Baseline tests included blood pressure, waist circumference, body composition, blood samples, balance, estimated VO2max, mobility, grip strength and vertical jump height. Grip strength was significantly higher at the posttest (32.7 ± 7.8 kg vs. 30.7 ± 7.7 kg (p <.005)), and the walking/turning speed was faster making the time to complete the Timed Up and Go test significant shorter at the posttest (6.07 ± 1.0 s vs. 6.87 ± 1.0 s (p <.001)). Waist circumference was lower at the posttest (91.8 ± 13.3 cm vs. 93.9 ± 13.9 cm (p <.001)). HDL-cholesterol was significantly higher at posttest (2.19 ± 1.36 mmol/L vs. 1.98 ± 0.89 mmol/L (p <.005)). HbA1c significantly decreased posttest (39 ± 1.2 mmol/mol vs. 38 ± 5.8 mmol/mol (p <.028)). Walking football for older adults is associated with positive changes in cardiometabolic and physiological variables.

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Routledge, 2025.
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Ageing, exercise, football, team sport
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Sport and Fitness Sciences Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-236590DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2024.2448824ISI: 001415937300001PubMedID: 39913196Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85217185791OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-236590DiVA, id: diva2:1945047
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