Biology of Sport
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Recreational soccer and basketball improve anthropometric, body composition and health-related outcomes in overweight and obese young adults: A randomized multi-arm study

Qi Xu
1
,
Rui Miguel Silva
2, 3
,
Piotr Zmijewski
4
,
Tingyu Li
2
,
Dong Ma
1
,
LiuXi Yang
5
,
GuiYang Liu
6
,
Filipe Manuel Clemente
1, 2, 3

  1. Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdańsk, Poland
  2. Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center (SPRINT), Viana do Castelo, Portugal
  3. Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
  4. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  5. School of Athletic Performance, Shanghai University of Sport, 200438, Shanghai, China
  6. Physical Education and Health Education, Udon Thani Rajabhat University 64 Thaharn Road, Muang, Udon Thani 41000, Thailand
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):21–33
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139859
Online publish date: 2024/08/30
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of 8-week programmes based on recreational soccer (SCG) and basketball (BCG) conditioned games compared to self-exercise (SECG) and inactive (ICG) control groups on anthropometry, body composition, resting heart rate (RHR), and blood pressure among sedentary overweight and obese men and women. The study included 90 volunteers (aged 19.8 ± 1.5 years; 45 women) who were assessed twice, before and after the intervention, for the waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI) and body composition (skinfold sum and %body fat), RHR and systolic (BPs) and diastolic (BPd) blood pressure. Members of the experimental groups participated in three training sessions per week, while the control groups either maintained their routines or engaged in self-regulated exercises. Time × group interactions were found for BMI (p < 0.001; = 0.339), body fat (p < 0.001; = 0.317), WC (p < 0.001; = 0.429), skinfold sum (p < 0.001; = 0.818), RHR (p < 0.001; = 0.572), BPs (p < 0.001 = 0.534) and BPd (p < 0.001; = 0.633). Between-group analysis revealed greater improvements in BMI (p < 0.05), body fat (p < 0.05), WC (p < 0.05), skinfold sum (p < 0.05), RHR (p < 0.001), and BPd (p < 0.001) in the SCG and BCG compared to the SECG and ICG. No differences in improvements between the groups were observed. No time × group interactions were observed for sex (p > 0.05). The results suggest that intervention programmes based on recreational games such as basketball or soccer are effective in improving anthropometric characteristics, body composition, and cardiovascular health in sedentary overweight and obese men and women, and are independent of sex. The effectiveness is greater when accompanied by a more significant reduction in energy intake. Engaging in self-controlled physical activity proved to be beneficial when compared to remaining inactive, despite changes in dietary intake.
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Football, Physical exercise, Obesity, Body mass index, Blood pressure, Heart rate

  
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