Abstract
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 language | English |
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Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | Suppl. 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 58-71 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISSN | 0905-7188 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Adult
- Denmark
- Female
- Heart Function Tests
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Muscle Strength
- Musculoskeletal System
- Physical Fitness
- Recreation
- Running
- Soccer
- Young Adult