Beneficial effects of recreational football on the cardiovascular risk profile in untrained premenopausal women
P. Krustrup
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorP. R. Hansen
Department of Sports Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. B. Randers
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Nybo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorD. Martone
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
School of Movement Sciences (DiSIST), Parthenope University, Naples, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorL. J. Andersen
Department of Sports Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. T. Bune
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorA. Junge
FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) and Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Bangsbo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorP. Krustrup
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorP. R. Hansen
Department of Sports Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. B. Randers
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Nybo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorD. Martone
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
School of Movement Sciences (DiSIST), Parthenope University, Naples, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorL. J. Andersen
Department of Sports Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. T. Bune
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorA. Junge
FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) and Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Bangsbo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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The present study examined the cardiovascular health effects of 16 weeks of recreational football training in untrained premenopausal women in comparison with continuous running training. Fifty healthy women were matched and randomized to a football (FG, n=25) or a running (RG, n=25) group and compared with a control group with no physical training (CO, n=15). Training was performed for 1 h twice a week. After 16 weeks, systolic and diastolic blood pressure was reduced (P<0.05) in FG (7±2 and 4±1 mmHg) and systolic blood pressure was lowered (P<0.05) in RG (6±2 mmHg). After 16 weeks, resting heart rate was lowered (P<0.05) by 5±1 bpm both in FG and RG, and maximal oxygen uptake was elevated (P<0.05) by 15% in FG and by 10% in RG (5.0±0.7 and 3.6±0.6 mL/min/kg, respectively). Total fat mass decreased (P<0.05) by 1.4±0.3 kg in FG and by 1.1±0.3 kg in RG. After 16 weeks, pulse pressure wave augmentation index (−0.9±2.5 vs 4.2±2.4%), skeletal muscle capillarization (2.44±0.15 vs 2.07±0.05 cap/fib) and low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio were improved (P<0.05) in FG, but not altered in RG. No changes were observed in CO. In conclusion, regular recreational football training has significant favorable effects on the cardiovascular risk profile in untrained premenopausal women and is at the least as efficient as continuous running.
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