Long-term musculoskeletal and cardiac health effects of recreational football and running for premenopausal women

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We examined long-term musculoskeletal and cardiac adaptations elicited by recreational football (FG, n=9) and running (RG, n=10) in untrained premenopausal women in comparison with a control group (CG, n=9). Training was performed for 16 months ( approximately 2 weekly 1-h sessions). For FG, right and left ventricular end-diastolic diameters were increased by 24% and 5% (P
Original languageEnglish
JournalScandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Volume20
Issue numberSuppl. 1
Pages (from-to)58-71
Number of pages14
ISSN0905-7188
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Research areas

  • Adaptation, Physiological, Adult, Denmark, Female, Heart Function Tests, Humans, Middle Aged, Muscle Strength, Musculoskeletal System, Physical Fitness, Recreation, Running, Soccer, Young Adult

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