ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Aging
Sec. Interventions in Aging
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fragi.2025.1574084
Effects of floorball and strength training in a real-life setting on health and physical function in older men
Provisionally accepted
- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Centre of Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Background: There is lacking information about the physiological response when conducting exercise training of older men in a real-life setting.: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of floorball and strength training in a real-life setting on health and physical function in older men Methods: Seventy-six sedentary men aged 72.3±0.6 (means ± SE; range: 63-92) years with a height, body mass and body mass index of 178.9±0.8 cm; 92.1±2.2 kg: 28.7±0.6 kg/m 2 , respectively, were recruited to floorball (FG, n=29), strength (SG, n=38) or bowls (BG, n=9) training 1 h twice a week Strength-training and Floorball for Older Men in municipal activity centers and senior sport clubs. Subjects were tested at baseline, after 12 and 24 weeks.Results: Twelve weeks of floorball and strength training lead to reduced (P<0.05) blood glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb1Ac), body mass, fat mass, visceral and android fat. Further, SG had a decrease (P<0.05) in gynoid fat as well as total and LDL plasma cholesterol. FG and SG decreased heart rate at rest. In SG, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were also reduced (P<0.05). FG increased (P<0.05) markers for bone growth. FG and SG improved (P<0.05) functional capacity. The improvements in FG and SG were maintained after 24 weeks. BG did not have any changes.In conclusion, older men conducting floorball or strength training twice a week in a real-life setting can improve functional capacity and a high number of health factors, whereas playing bowls does not lead to physiological changes.
Keywords: Aging, Bone health, Exercise, physical capacity, team sport
Received: 10 Feb 2025; Accepted: 16 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Mogens Theisen Pedersen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Centre of Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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