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Recreational Football for Young-to-middle-aged Inactive Men
Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark
Summary
The aim of this study was to examine the health and physical fitness effects of 12 weeks of recreational football in inactive 30-50-year-old men. This was a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial with a 1:2 allocation ratio to either a control group, which was informed to maintain their inactive lifestyle, or an intervention group, which completed a 12-week recreational football-based exercise programme. Health and physical fitness assessments were performed at baseline and post-intervention (12 weeks) and selected training sessions throughout the intervention were monitored for internal and external load markers.
Official title: Euro Football Fitness - Recreational Football as a Broad-spectrum Health Intervention for 30-50-year-old Inactive Men
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
30 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2017-01-01
Completion Date
2018-07-31
Last Updated
2026-09-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental: Intervention group
Participants allocated to the intervention group undertook a 12-week recreational football-based exercise programme performed 2-3 times per week, with each session lasting 60 minutes, under the supervision of sports education graduates and the research team.