Regular soccer training improves pulmonary diffusion capacity in 6 to 10 year old boys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soccer is one of the most attractive sports around the globe for children and adolescents, and the benefits of soccer training are often shown. Due to the intermittent character of soccer with random changes between high-intensity activity and low-intensity play, athletes' aerobic (respiratory) capacity is specifically stimulated. However, little is known about the effects of regular soccer practice on pulmonary diffusion capacity (TL) in young players, even though it is the most popular sport in the world.

Objectives

To analyze the effects of 28 weeks of regular soccer training versus a non-activity control period on the TL, the alveolar-capillary membrane diffusion capacity (DM) as well as the capillary blood volume (Vc) in healthy prepubertal boys aged 6 to 10

SUBMITTER: Dridi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621163 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature