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First received: January 20, 2023

Clinical Trial: Football 4 Health in Middle-aged to Older Adults

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: Completed

Condition: Exercise Training

Study Type: Interventional


Official Title: Ten Weeks of Recreational Football Training in 55- to 70-year-old Adults: Effects on Muscle Power, Functional Capacity, Body Composition and Endurance Exercise Capacity

Brief Summary: Ageing in humans is accompanied by a progressive decline in lower-limb muscle power production. In addition to a decline in musculoskeletal fitness, ageing is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular and metabolic fitness. Therefore, if exercise interventions aim for a high impact on the overall health status of middle-aged and older adults, they should combine endurance, high-intensity interval training and muscular strengthening activities. Recreational football training combines all these training…

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