ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Effect of 12-Weeks Recreational Football (Soccer) for Health Intervention on Functional Movement in Older Adults.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Pedagogical intentionality in walking football: fostering sustained participation and development among older adults.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Walking Football as a Multidimensional Intervention for Healthy Aging: A Scoping Review of Physical and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- 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
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- Recreational soccer and basketball improve anthropometric, body composition and health-related outcomes in overweight and obese young adults: A randomized multi-arm study.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Enhancing physical fitness using recreational soccer and basketball: A parallel-controlled 8-week study involving overweight and obese individuals, with consideration of sex-related interactions.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- How do the physical and physiological demands of training and official football match for recreational players compare to those of semi-professionals?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of floorball and strength training in a real-life setting on health and physical function in older men.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
- Physiological and Psychological Effects of Short-Term Recreational Football in Adults 60.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Bone Health, Body Composition and Physiological Demands in 70-85-Year-Old Lifelong Male Football Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- "Football- It's in Your Blood"-Lived Experiences of Undertaking Recreational Football for Health in Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
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 (
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