Physiological and Psychological Effects of Short-Term Recreational Football in Adults 60+

Mélanie Boithias; Thi Thao Truc Le; Emma Guillet-Descas; Alain Belli; Mikko Julin; Michael J. Duncan

doi:10.3390/ijerph21091194

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Short-Term Recreational Football in Adults 60+

Mélanie Boithias, Thi Thao Truc Le, Emma Guillet-Descas, Alain Belli, Mikko Julin, Michael J. Duncan

Centre for Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Sciences

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Abstract

Recreational football has shown growing evidence that it could be played safely in adults aged 60+ and that it is physically beneficial. Less is known about the psychological aspects, except for the lived experiences of players. The aim of the present study was to analyze both physiological and psychological effects of short-term recreational football. Fifteen participants took part in a six-week training program of recreational football played at a walking pace with two sessions of 1 h and 30 m per week. Physical fitness was assessed before and after the training period and psychological questionnaires were given at the same time. Body mass and body mass index were significantly decreased, but no other significant effects were found on physical fitness. Participants experienced less frustration related to psychological needs (autonomy and competence). Six weeks were too short to observe significant physical improvements while psychological benefits were already experienced. In this short period, psychological aspects seem predominant. These effects may encourage to long-term adhesion. The activity has the potential to keep adults 60+ exercising, which is important for maintaining good global health and seeing physical changes later.

Original language	English
Article number	1194
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	21
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091194
Publication status	Published - 9 Sept 2024

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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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This research was funded by the Erasmus + Sport program of the European Commission, grant number: Eramus+ Sport project/603552-EPP-1-2018-1-FI-SPO-SCP. All activities in Finland were funded by the Vitalise project (https://vitalise-project.eu/). This included recreational football activities, workshops and other means for data collection and also the researcher’s exchange. The Vitalise project was funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Program of the European Union for Research Innovation (grant agreement 101007990).

Funding

This research was funded by the Erasmus + Sport program of the European Commission, grant number: Eramus+ Sport project/603552-EPP-1-2018-1-FI-SPO-SCP. All activities in Finland were funded by the Vitalise project (https://vitalise-project.eu/). This included recreational football activities, workshops and other means for data collection and also the researcher’s exchange. The Vitalise project was funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Program of the European Union for Research Innovation (grant agreement 101007990).

Funders	Funder number
European Commission Erasmus+	603552-EPP-1-2018-1-FI-SPO-SCP
Horizon Europe	101007990

Keywords

physical activity
aging
modified sport
football
psychology

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