SOCCER VS. RUNNING TRAINING EFFECTS IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN: WHICH OF THE PROGRAMME IS MORE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCTION OF BODY COMPOSITION

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SOCCER VS. RUNNING TRAINING EFFECTS IN
MIDDLE-AGED MEN WHICH OF THE PROGRAMME IS MORE
EFFECTIVE IN REDUCTION OF BODY COMPOSITION

• Sporiš, G1., Milanovic, Z2., Fiorentini, F3.,
  and Vuleta, D1
• 1 Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb,
  Zagreb, Croatia 2 Faculty of Sport and Physical
  Education, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia 3
  Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split,
  Split, Croatia

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Introduction

• few studies have confirmed a positive effects of
  recreational soccer on body composition in
  untrained men, including subjects with limited
  soccer experience and skills.
• (Krustrup et al., 2010a Krustrup et al., 2009)

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• soccer is a popular team sport with gt400 million
  active players worldwide, and due to motivational
  and social factors, it may have great potential
  as a health-promotion activity for inactive
  individuals with a passion for soccer
• team sports, such as soccer, may have an
  advantage over individual sports in the
  development of social capital.

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• the aims of this paper were 1) To determine the
  effects of 12 week recreational soccer training
  program on body composition of middle-aged men
  and 2) to determine which of this two programs
  was more effective concerning the body
  composition
• We hypothesized that recreational soccer is at
  least as efficacious as running exercises program
  in body composition reduction in middle-aged
  males.

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Methods
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• Anthropometric measures
• Body composition assessment (InBody 520 body fat
  monitor, Biospace Co., Beverly Hills, CA)

Table 1. Description of 12-week training
programme
Recreational soccer Running exercises
Frequency 3 times / week 3 times / week
Duration 60 min (10 min warm up 4x10 min/rest 2min) 60 min
Intensity 65-85 HRmax 65-85 HRmax
Type of activity Five-a-side, six-a-side or seven-a-side matches on a 30-45 m wide and 45-60 m long pitch Continuious running
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Results
- significant difference between SOC and CON
group plt0.05
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- significant difference between SOC and CON
group - significant difference between RUN and
CON group plt0.05
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- significant difference between SOC and CON
group - significant difference between RUN and
CON group plt0.05
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- significant difference between SOC and CON
group - significant difference between RUN and
CON group plt0.05
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Conclusion

• recreational soccer training provides at least
  the same changes in body composition parameters
  as continuous running in middle-aged men.
• Furthermore, recreational soccer has established
  superior changes in relative values of lean body
  mass in comparison with continues running.
• This may be related to the findings of many
  intense actions and a significant stimulation of
  the anaerobic system during the recreational
  soccer.

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