Football training improves cardiovascular health profile in sedentary, premenopausal hypertensive women

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Mohr, Magni,1973Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap,Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science (author)

The present study examined the effects of short-term recreational football training on blood pressure (BP), fat mass, and fitness in sedentary, 35-50-year-old premenopausal women with mild hypertension. Forty-one untrained, hypertensive women were randomized into a football training group (n=21; FTG) and a control group (n=20; CON). FTG performed 45 +/- 1 1-h small-sided football training sessions during the 15-week intervention period. BP, body composition (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry), blood lipid profile, and fitness level were determined pre- and post-intervention. After 15 weeks, systolic and diastolic BP, respectively, were lowered more (P<0.05) in FTG (-12 +/- 3 and -6 +/- 2mmHg) than in CON (-1 +/- 1 and 1 +/- 2mmHg). Total body fat mass decreased more (P<0.05) in FTG than in CON during the 15-week intervention period (-2.3 +/- 0.5kg vs 0.4 +/- 0.3kg). After 15 weeks, both total cholesterol (-0.4 +/- 0.1mmol/L vs 0.1 +/- 0.2mmol/L) and triglyceride (-0.2 +/- 0.1mmol/L vs 0.3 +/- 0.2mmol/L) were lowered more (P<0.05) in FTG than in CON. Yo-Yo intermittent endurance level 1 test performance increased more (P<0.05) in FTG than in CON (111 +/- 18% vs 1 +/- 3%) during the 15-week intervention period. In conclusion, short-term football training resulted in a marked reduction in BP and induced multiple improvements in fitness and cardiovascular health profile of untrained, premenopausal women with mild hypertension.

Lindenskov, A. (author)
Holm, P. M. (author)
Nielsen, H. P. (author)
Mortensen, J. (author)
Weihe, P. (author)
Krustrup, P. (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap (creator_code:org_t)

In:Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports: Wiley24:Suppl. 1, s. 36-420905-71881600-0838

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