Bone Health, Body Composition and Physiological Demands in 70–85-Year-Old Lifelong Male Football Players

Author:

Martone Domenico12ORCID,Vitucci Daniela23,Mancini Annamaria23ORCID,Ermidis Georgios234ORCID,Panduro Jeppe4,Cosco Loretta Francesca3,Randers Morten Bredsgaard4ORCID,Larsen Malte Nejst4,Mohr Magni45,Buono Pasqualina23ORCID,Krustrup Peter4ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Economics, Law, Cybersecurity and Sports Sciences, University Parthenope, 80035 Naples, Italy

2. CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore S.c.a.r.l, 80131 Naples, Italy

3. Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy

4. Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark

5. Centre of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Faroe Islands, FO-100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Abstract

The effects of lifelong football training on bone health, body composition and physiological demands were evaluated. A total of 20 veteran football players (VPG; 73.4 ± 3.7 years) and 18 untrained age-matched men (CG; 75.6 ± 4.2 years) were enrolled. Whole-body and regional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans of arms, legs, proximal femur and lower spine (L1-L4) were recorded in all participants. We observerd higher bone mineral density (BMD) in the whole-body, arms and femoral regions and higher bone mineral content (BMC) in the legs and lower spine compared to the CG (p < 0.05), also higher total lean body mass (p < 0.05) and lower total body fat percentage (p < 0.05), were found. No differences in food habits were evidenced between the VPG and the CG, as evaluated using 3-day food records. Resting heart rate (RHR), blood pressure (BP) and activity profile during a football match were recorded using a global positioning system only in the VPG. The mean heart rate (HR)of theoretical maximal HR (ThHRmax), and peak of ThHRmax were 83.9 ± 8.6% and 98.6 ± 10.2%, respectively; the mean of total distance covered was 3666 ± 721 m, and the means of accelerations and decelerations were 419 ± 61 and 428 ± 65, respectively. Lifelong participation in football training improves regional BMD and BMC in legs, femur and lumbar spine compared to the CG. A high number of intense actions in term of HR and accelerations and decelerations suggests an elevated energy expenditure that in turn correlates to the healthier body composition observed in the VPG compared to the CG.

Funder

University of Naples “Parthenope”

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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