Trial reportPloS one2016
The Effects of 52 Weeks of Soccer or Resistance Training on Body Composition and Muscle Function in +65-Year-Old Healthy Males--A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01530035 (Cardiovascular and Muscular Adaptations to Recreational Soccer and Strength Training in Elderly Healthy 65-75-year-old Men), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Cardiovascular and Muscular Adaptations to Recreational Soccer and Strength Training in Elderly Healthy 65-75-year-old Men
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intervention Effects of Recreational Football on Obesity-Related Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy on Fat Mass and Glucose Homeostasis in Humans and Animals: A Narrative Review with Systematic Literature Search.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on different antioxidant enzymes and related indicators: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Resistance Training Volume on Physical Function, Lean Body Mass and Lower-Body Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of 151 Randomised Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of basketball on the physical health of Chinese middle school students aged 12-18: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of recreational football on body composition, cardiometabolic health, and functional performance in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies Including 2.6 Million Adult Participants.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of sport on health in people aged 60 years and older: a systematic review with meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2023Pooled it
- The Effect of Resistance Training in Healthy Adults on Body Fat Percentage, Fat Mass and Visceral Fat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Broad-spectrum physical fitness benefits of recreational football: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction Through Recreational Group Sport Interventions in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2018Pooled it
- Resistance-based training improves mitochondrial capacity and redox balance in aging adults, independent of polyphenol supplementation.Redox biology · 2026Trial
- Effects of Recreational Football on Bone Mineral Density and Isokinetic Muscle Strength in Elderly Men: A Study of Turkish Older Men.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Effects of a moderate-to-high intensity resistance circuit training on fat mass, functional capacity, muscular strength, and quality of life in elderly: A randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Positive effects on bone mineralisation and muscular fitness after 10 months of intense school-based physical training for children aged 8-10 years: the FIT FIRST randomised controlled trial.British journal of sports medicine · 2018Trial
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- Effects of an eight-week team handball intervention on balance and leg strength in older adults: a pilot study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Effects of Recreational Football on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Health in Overweight or Obese Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of floorball and strength training in a real-life setting on health and physical function in older men.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
- A 3-Month Modified Basketball Exercise Program as a Health-Enhancing Sport Activity for Middle-Aged Individuals.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The effects of 52 weeks of soccer or resistance training were investigated in untrained elderly men. The subjects aged 68.1±2.1 yrs were randomised into a soccer (SG; n = 9), a resistance (RG; n = 9) and a control group (CG; n = 8). The subjects in SG and RG, respectively, trained 1.7±0.3 and 1.8±0.3 times weekly on average during the intervention period. Muscle function and body composition were determined before and after 16 and 52 weeks of the intervention period. In SG, BMI was reduced by 1.5% and 3.0% (p<0.05) after 16 and 52 weeks, respectively, unchanged in RG and 2% higher (p<0.05) in CG after 52 weeks of the intervention period. In SG, the response to a glucose tolerance test was 16% lower (p<0.05) after 16 wks, but not after 52 wks, compared to before the intervention period, and unchanged in RG and CG. In SG, superoxide dismutase-2 expression was 59% higher (p<0.05) after 52 wks compared to before the intervention period, and unchanged in RG and CG. In RG, upper body lean mass was 3 and 2% higher (p<0.05) after 16 and 52 wks, respectively, compared to before the intervention period, and unchanged in SG and CG. In RG, Akt-2 expression increased by 28% (p<0.01) and follistatin expression decreased by 38% (p<0.05) during the 52-wk intervention period, and was unchanged in SG and CG. Thus, long-term soccer training reduces BMI and improves anti-oxidative capacity, while long-term resistance training impacts muscle protein enzyme expression and increases lean body mass in elderly men. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01530035.
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