Friday 18 June 2010

Vive l'algerie


I have absolutely no interest in football and have been enjoying the delicious quiet this afternoon as soccer obsessed colleagues' (and students') thoughts have clearly been elsewhere...

As someone who cares about health behaviour, I suppose I ought to acknowledge that football can have health benefits...

Krustrup et al (2010) Beneficial effects of recreational football on the cardiovascular risk profile in untrained premenopausal women

"KEYWORDS
maximal oxygen uptake • blood pressure • heart function • endothelial function • fat mass • lipid profile • soccer

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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