Playing football helps strong bones

Scandinavian scientists have just demonstrated the impact of football on bones and muscles, making older people as solid as 30-year-olds.

Five Scandinavian scientists have just announced a project to study the impact of football on muscle strength, body balance, mineral density of bones and reaction to sudden shocks on the back of young people.

The results showed that regular participation in football training can increase bone density, improve the body's ability to balance the body and the strength of the muscles markedly, reducing the risk of fractures and fractures.

Dr. Peter Krustrup, head of the research team said: "The age is getting bigger, the bones become weaker, the balance as well as the strength of the muscle decreases, leading to the risk of fracture and fracture. , football or maybe other sports, is an effective method to significantly reduce these things. "

The study was conducted on women who practiced soccer for ages 20 to 47 with a level of exercise twice a week for 14 consecutive weeks.

As a result, the density of the tibial bone, both left and right, increased rapidly. Not only that, the results show that the increase in leg muscles significantly increases muscle strength as well as balance the body.

Another 16-month study for premenopausal women showed a significant increase in bone mineral density.

Playing football is a way for strong bones and strong muscles for the elderly.Photo: Corbis.com

It is noteworthy that the women participating in the study have never played before. It shows that anyone can benefit from football.

According to scientists, the short-term and long-term effects on bone density in players are much greater than those of running athletes.

Explaining this impact, scientists believe that players perform many activities such as short runs, turns, kicks or opposing opponents, affecting many different bones, encouraging the growth of substance in bone rather than running activity.

The research continues to work on men who have never played football and are aged between 20 and 40.

They were divided into small teams, playing for an hour and two to three times a week, for 12 consecutive weeks.

Results: a marked increase in muscle and bone mass, unlike the inactive group. Body balance is also improved.

Scientists also conducted bone function tests and physical balance of the group of men aged 65 to 75 who often play entertaining for most of their lives and compare results. fruit with a group of men of the same age but without special training in sports and with another in their 30s not practicing at all.

The results showed that 70-year-old men who regularly practice soccer have physical balance and muscle development like 30-year-olds, much better than those of the same age group. What training

According to the study, 70-year-olds who practice less often have twice as many falls in the one-legged test compared to those of the same age playing football.

Thus, it can be seen that football is not only a king sport but also helps us have a stronger skeleton.