The impact of 12 weeks walking football on health and fitness in males over 50 years of age

Arnold, Josh Timothy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-2000, Bruce-Low, Stewart and Sammut, Luke (2015) The impact of 12 weeks walking football on health and fitness in males over 50 years of age. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 1 (1). ISSN 2055-7647

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Abstract

Aim: To describe and characterise anthropometrical and fitness changes following a 12-week walking football programme in individuals over the age of 50 years.  Methods: Following ethical approval, 10 male participants (mean (SD): age 66 (7) years) with a range of comorbidities completed a 12-week walking football programme, consisting of a single 2 h training session each week. Body mass, fat mass, fat free mass, maximal oxygen consumption, maximal heart rate, exercise time to exhaustion and isometric hand-grip strength, were assessed at baseline and immediately following the intervention. Week-0-12 intervention differences were determined using means (95% CIs) and t tests; effect sizes were calculated using Cohen's d (0.2 small, 0.5 medium, 0.8 large).  Results: 12 weeks walking football significantly reduced body fat mass (week 0, 27.4 (9.0) kg versus week 12, 24.4 (8.9) kg, p=<0.05, d=1.0) and reduced percentage body fat (week 0, 30.3 (8.2) % versus week 12, 27.5 (8.5) %, p=<0.05, d=1.0). A significant increase in time to volitional exhaustion during increamental exercise (week 0, 545 (102) s versus week 12, 603 (102) s, p=<0.05, d=0.7) was observed without any change in peak blood lactate. Non-significant differences with medium effect sizes were seen for a reduction whole body mass, increase in lean body mass and a reduction in body mass index.  Conclusions: This investigation suggests the potential efficacy of walking football as a public health intervention, even in populations presenting a range of comorbidities, with future research investigating its move to scale.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	body composition,exercise,football,physical activity,public health,orthopedics and sports medicine,physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2732
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Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2022 03:53
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2022 03:53
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90086
DOI:	10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000048

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