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Walking Football for Men and Women 60+: A 12-Week Non-Controlled Intervention Affects Health Parameters
Univ Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden..
Umeå Univ, Umeå, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7116-565x
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Department of Physical Activity and Health.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5574-4408
Univ Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 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 x 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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Taylor & Francis, 2025.
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Ageing, exercise, football, team sport
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Sport and Fitness Sciences Geriatrics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8542DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2024.2448824ISI: 001415937300001PubMedID: 39913196Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85217185791OAI: oai:DiVA.org:gih-8542DiVA, id: diva2:1940379
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