TY - JOUR
T1 - Soccer and zumba as health-promoting activities among female hospital employees
T2 - a 40-weeks cluster randomised intervention study
AU - Barene, Svein
AU - Krustrup, Peter
AU - Brekke, Ole Lars
AU - Holtermann, Andreas
N1 - CURIS 2014 NEXS 107
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological effects of soccer and Zumba among female hospital employees during a 40-week intervention period. Hospital employees (n = 118) were cluster-randomised to either a soccer group (n = 41), a Zumba group (n = 38) or a control group (n = 39). Both training groups were encouraged to perform 1-h training sessions twice a week outside working hours throughout the 40 weeks. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max), blood pressure and body composition were measured and blood samples collected before and after the intervention period. Using intention-to-treat analyses, the Zumba group improved VO2 max compared to the control group (2.2 mL · kg-1 · min-1, 95% CI, 0.9, 3.5, P = 0.001), with no significant increase in the soccer group (1.1 mL · kg-1 · min-1, 95% CI, -0.2, 2.4, P = 0.08). Both intervention groups reduced total body fat mass and fat percentage compared to the control group (P < 0.01). In the soccer group, but not the Zumba group, a significant difference in lower limb bone mineral density and bone mineral content was observed in comparison to the control group (P < 0.01). Furthermore, the soccer group, but not the Zumba group, had increased plasma osteocalcin (6.6 μg · L-1, 95% CI, 2.2, 11.0, P < 0.01) and decreased plasma leptin (-6.6 μg · L-1, 95% CI, -12.5, -0.7, P < 0.05) compared to the control group. The present study suggests that workplace-initiated soccer and Zumba training comprising 1-2 sessions per week outside working hours may promote physiological health among female hospital employees.
AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological effects of soccer and Zumba among female hospital employees during a 40-week intervention period. Hospital employees (n = 118) were cluster-randomised to either a soccer group (n = 41), a Zumba group (n = 38) or a control group (n = 39). Both training groups were encouraged to perform 1-h training sessions twice a week outside working hours throughout the 40 weeks. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max), blood pressure and body composition were measured and blood samples collected before and after the intervention period. Using intention-to-treat analyses, the Zumba group improved VO2 max compared to the control group (2.2 mL · kg-1 · min-1, 95% CI, 0.9, 3.5, P = 0.001), with no significant increase in the soccer group (1.1 mL · kg-1 · min-1, 95% CI, -0.2, 2.4, P = 0.08). Both intervention groups reduced total body fat mass and fat percentage compared to the control group (P < 0.01). In the soccer group, but not the Zumba group, a significant difference in lower limb bone mineral density and bone mineral content was observed in comparison to the control group (P < 0.01). Furthermore, the soccer group, but not the Zumba group, had increased plasma osteocalcin (6.6 μg · L-1, 95% CI, 2.2, 11.0, P < 0.01) and decreased plasma leptin (-6.6 μg · L-1, 95% CI, -12.5, -0.7, P < 0.05) compared to the control group. The present study suggests that workplace-initiated soccer and Zumba training comprising 1-2 sessions per week outside working hours may promote physiological health among female hospital employees.
U2 - 10.1080/02640414.2014.906043
DO - 10.1080/02640414.2014.906043
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24720526
SN - 0264-0414
VL - 32
SP - 1539
EP - 1549
JO - Journal of Sports Sciences
JF - Journal of Sports Sciences
IS - 16
ER -