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The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults
There is growing evidence that recreational football offers health benefits for older adults and an important pathway for physical activity for older adult groups. Despite anecdotal evidence that recreational football is beneficial for older adults, no empirical data are available to support this as...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9602977/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36294203 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013625 |
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author | Duncan, Michael J. Mowle, Sophie Noon, Mark Eyre, Emma Clarke, Neil D. Hill, Mathew Tallis, Jason Julin, Mikko |
author_facet | Duncan, Michael J. Mowle, Sophie Noon, Mark Eyre, Emma Clarke, Neil D. Hill, Mathew Tallis, Jason Julin, Mikko |
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description | There is growing evidence that recreational football offers health benefits for older adults and an important pathway for physical activity for older adult groups. Despite anecdotal evidence that recreational football is beneficial for older adults, no empirical data are available to support this assertion. This study addressed this issue and examined the effects of a 12-week recreational football intervention on the functional fitness of older adults. Using a pre–post case–control design, thirteen males, aged 61–73 years (mean age ± SD = 66 ± 4 years) undertook a twice-weekly, 12-week recreational football for health intervention, and were matched with a control group, comprising thirteen males, aged 62–78 years (mean age ± SD = 66 ± 4 years) who maintained their typical exercise habits during the intervention period. Pre- and postintervention, participants underwent assessment of functional fitness, using the Rikli and Jones functional fitness battery as well as an assessment of body fatness, via bioelectrical impedance analysis and dominant handgrip strength using handgrip dynamometry. Results from a series of 2 (pre–post) X 2 (intervention vs. control) repeated-measures ANOVAs indicate significant pre–post X group interactions for the 30-second chair stand (p = 0.038, Pƞ(2) = 0.168), 8-foot timed up and go (p = 0.001, Pƞ(2) = 0.577) and 6 min walk test (p = 0.036, Pƞ(2) = 0.171). In all cases, performance improved significantly after the intervention for the football intervention group but not the control group. There were no significant differences in the 30 s arm curl test or dominant handgrip strength (p > 0.05). There was a non-significant trend (p = 0.07, Pƞ(2) = 0.127) towards a pre–post X group interaction for body fatness, showing a decreased percent body fat for the intervention group over the control group. The results of the present study demonstrate the utility of recreational football as a physical activity intervention in older adults to improve functional movement. |
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spelling | pubmed-96029772022-10-27 The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults Duncan, Michael J. Mowle, Sophie Noon, Mark Eyre, Emma Clarke, Neil D. Hill, Mathew Tallis, Jason Julin, Mikko Int J Environ Res Public Health Article There is growing evidence that recreational football offers health benefits for older adults and an important pathway for physical activity for older adult groups. Despite anecdotal evidence that recreational football is beneficial for older adults, no empirical data are available to support this assertion. This study addressed this issue and examined the effects of a 12-week recreational football intervention on the functional fitness of older adults. Using a pre–post case–control design, thirteen males, aged 61–73 years (mean age ± SD = 66 ± 4 years) undertook a twice-weekly, 12-week recreational football for health intervention, and were matched with a control group, comprising thirteen males, aged 62–78 years (mean age ± SD = 66 ± 4 years) who maintained their typical exercise habits during the intervention period. Pre- and postintervention, participants underwent assessment of functional fitness, using the Rikli and Jones functional fitness battery as well as an assessment of body fatness, via bioelectrical impedance analysis and dominant handgrip strength using handgrip dynamometry. Results from a series of 2 (pre–post) X 2 (intervention vs. control) repeated-measures ANOVAs indicate significant pre–post X group interactions for the 30-second chair stand (p = 0.038, Pƞ(2) = 0.168), 8-foot timed up and go (p = 0.001, Pƞ(2) = 0.577) and 6 min walk test (p = 0.036, Pƞ(2) = 0.171). In all cases, performance improved significantly after the intervention for the football intervention group but not the control group. There were no significant differences in the 30 s arm curl test or dominant handgrip strength (p > 0.05). There was a non-significant trend (p = 0.07, Pƞ(2) = 0.127) towards a pre–post X group interaction for body fatness, showing a decreased percent body fat for the intervention group over the control group. The results of the present study demonstrate the utility of recreational football as a physical activity intervention in older adults to improve functional movement. MDPI 2022-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9602977/ /pubmed/36294203 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013625 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Duncan, Michael J. Mowle, Sophie Noon, Mark Eyre, Emma Clarke, Neil D. Hill, Mathew Tallis, Jason Julin, Mikko The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults |
title | The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults |
title_full | The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults |
title_fullStr | The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults |
title_short | The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults |
title_sort | effect of 12-weeks recreational football (soccer) for health intervention on functional movement in older adults |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9602977/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36294203 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013625 |
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