Soccer Improves Fitness and Attenuates Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hypertensive Men.

• Autores: Peter Krustrup, Peter R. Hansen, Morten B. Randers, Lars J. Andersen, Sarah R. Jackman, Jens Bangsbo
• Localización: Medicine & Science in Sports & exercise: Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0195-9131, Vol. 45, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 553-561
• Idioma: inglés
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  • AB Introduction: The present study investigated the fitness and health effects of medium-term soccer training for untrained hypertensive middle-age men. Methods: Thirty-three untrained males (31-54 yr) with mild-to-moderate hypertension were randomized 2:1 to a soccer training group (STG, two 1-h sessions per week, n = 22, 68% on medication) and a doctor advice group receiving traditional physician-guided recommendations on cardiovascular risk factor modification (DAG, n = 11, 73% on medication). Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA time-group statistics was applied. Results: During soccer training, average HR was 155 +/- 9 bpm or 85% +/- 7% HRmax. In STG, systolic and diastolic blood pressures decreased (P < 0.01) over 6 months from 151 +/- 10 to 139 +/- 10 mm Hg and from 92 +/- 7 to 84 +/- 6 mm Hg, respectively, with smaller (P < 0.05) decreases in DAG (from 153 +/- 8 to 145 +/- 8 mm Hg and from 96 +/- 6 to 93 +/- 6 mm Hg, respectively). In STG, V[spacing dot above]O2max increased (P < 0.01) from 32.6 +/- 4.9 to 35.4 +/- 6.6 mL[middle dot]min-1[middle dot]kg-1 and relative V[spacing dot above]O2 during cycling at 100 W was lowered (P < 0.05) from 55% +/- 7% to 50% +/- 8% V[spacing dot above]O2max over 6 months, with no changes in DAG. In STG, resting HR was lowered by 8 +/- 11 bpm (P < 0.05), and the augmentation index (a measure of arterial stiffness) was lowered (P < 0.05) by 7.3 +/- 14.0 over 6 months, with no change in DAG. Conclusions: Six months of soccer training improved aerobic fitness, reduced blood pressure, and resulted in an array of other favorable effects on cardiovascular risk profile for untrained middle-age hypertensive men. Soccer training, therefore, may be a better nonpharmacological treatment for hypertensive men than traditional physician-guided advice.