1. Recreational futsal provides broad-spectrum fitness and health benefits but no blood pressure effects in men with treated hypertension – a randomised controlled trial.
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Teixeira, Jorge, Krustrup, Peter, Castagna, Carlo, Mohr, Magni, Ascensão, António, Pereira, Rita, Carneiro, Ivone, Coelho, Eduardo, Martins, Sandra, Guimarães, João Tiago, Oliveira, Ricardo, and Póvoas, Susana
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INDOOR soccer ,EXERCISE physiology ,MEN ,SOCCER ,RECREATION ,HEALTH status indicators ,GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin ,BONE density ,RESEARCH funding ,HYPERTENSION ,STATISTICAL sampling ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors ,HEART beat ,PHYSICAL fitness ,QUALITY of life ,HEALTH promotion ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ANTHROPOMETRY ,BLOOD pressure measurement ,POSTURAL balance ,NUTRITION ,PHYSICAL activity - Abstract
We determined the coadjuvant effect of a recreational futsal (RF) programme versus standard care alone (CON) in men with treated arterial hypertension (TAHT). Thirty-nine men with TAHT were randomised to RF (N = 20; 48 ± 8 years; systolic blood pressure [SBP]: 122 ± 14 mmHg) with 2–3 one-hour sessions/week for 3 months, or to CON (N = 19; 51 ± 6 years; SBP: 126 ± 13 mmHg). Participants were assessed at baseline, at 3 months, and after 1 month of training cessation (4 months). Mean training attendance was 60 ± 23%. At 3-months, there were no between-group differences in BP parameters (SBP: 0.44 mmHg; 95% CI: −5.79, 6.67). However, compared to CON, RF was effective for peak oxygen uptake (2.76 mL.min
−1 .kg−1 ; 95% CI: 0.26, 5.26), time to exhaustion (1.15 min; 95% CI: 0.59, 1.69), Yo-Yo IE1 performance (365 m; 95% CI: 175, 556), resting heart rate (RHR; −5 b.min−1 ; 95% CI: −10, −1), glycated haemoglobin (−0.52 mmol/L; 95% CI: −0.84, −0.19), blood glucose (−0.25 mmol/L; 95% CI: −0.44, −0.06), left femur bone mineral content (1.96 g; 95% CI: 0.29, 3.65), and postural balance (−2.3 falls; 95% CI: −3.9, −0.6). Similar findings were observed after 1-month of training cessation, except for RHR and blood glucose that returned to baseline levels in the RF group. In conclusion, RF provides broad-spectrum fitness and health benefits but no BP effects in men with TAHT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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