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The Energy Cost of 1-Hour Football Training

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Overweight and Obesity
Body Composition
Energy Expenditure
Resting Metabolic Rate
Interventions
Other: FAM
Registration Number
NCT06477705
Lead Sponsor
University of Thessaly
Brief Summary

This study aims at investigating the energy expenditure following a single Football trainning session in middle aged males. The participants will perform a soccer training session \[A single training session including 60 minutes of warm up, soccer technical exercises and small-sided game\] and a cotrol trial (No intervention included, only daily measurements) in randomized, repeated measures, crossover design.

Detailed Description

Football is an intermittent sport with frequent activity changes and a high number of explosive movements. As a result, both mitochondrial and the non-mitochondrial energy sources (phosphagens, lactic acid system) are heavily utilized during football practice and games, which may contribute to the rise of oxygen consumption following exercise (EPOC) compared with cardiovascular-type exercise, where VO2 can reach a steady state.However, it is observed that there is a methodological limitation in the determination of total energy expenditure during and after football training and specifically in overwight middle-aged participans with metabolic syndrome.

Twenty overweight middle-aged males with mtabolic syndrome will perform a soccer training session \[A single training session including 60 minutes of warm up, soccer technical exercises and small-sided game\] and a cotrol trial (No intervention included, only daily measurements) in randomized, repeated measures, crossover design. Anthropometric, biochmeistry indicators, metabolic, blood pressure, physical activity and performance measurements will be measured at baseline. Global positoning system and accelerometry devices will be used to measure the distance and intensity of football trianing. The metabolic cost will be estimated from heart rate, blood lactate, resting oxygen uptake, exercise oxygen uptake, and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption measurements using a portable gas analyzer.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Free of musculoskeletal injuries
  • No use of ergogenic supplements or medication
  • Free of chronic diseases
  • age of 40-60 years
  • BMI>25
  • Metabolic syndrome
Exclusion Criteria
  • Musculoskeletal injury
  • Use of alcohol, caffeine and any type of ergogenic supplements or medication during the course of the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Recreational Football TrainingFAMParticipants in this arm will participate in a football training session for 60 minutes. During the training the participans will execute the warm-up process, the part of soccer technical exercises and they will play a small-side-game.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Breath Frequency (BF)At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)

Breath Frequency (BF) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system

Change in heart rateAt pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)

Heart rate (bpm) will be measured with a wearable heart rate monitor

Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER)At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)

Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system

Change in perceived exertionAt pre-exercise and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)

Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) will be measured with the Borg scale (0-10)

Change in exercise-induced energy expenditureAt pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)

Exercise energy expenditure (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system

Change in excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)At post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)

EPOC (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system

Change in blood lactate concentration (BLa)At pre- and post-exercise session (single bout) at 3 minutes post-exercise

BLa (mmol/L) concentration will be measured in a microphotometer with commercially available kits.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Waist circumference (WC)At baseline

WC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)At baseline

WHR will be calculated by dividing the waist by the hip measurement

Body fat (BF)At baseline

Body fat (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Fat-free mass (FFM)At baseline

FFM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Bone mass densityAt baseline

Bone mass density will be measured by using Dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry

Resting metabolic rate (RMR)At baseline

RMR (kcal) will be measured using a portable open-circuit indirect calorimeter with a ventilated hood system

Body weightAt baseline

Body weight will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer

Hip circumference (HC)At baseline

HC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape

Body heightAt baseline

Body height will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer

Bone mass contentAt baseline

Bone mass content will be measured by using Dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry

Field activity during the soccer training[Time Frame: During the 60 minutes soccer training (ST) session (72 hours after baseline measurements)

The field activity will be continuously monitored during the soccer training using global positioning system (GPS)

Fat mass (FM)At baseline

FM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Rest Heart RateAt baseline

The rest heart rate will be estimated using a heart rate monitor

Body mass index (BMI)At baseline

BMI will be calculated using the Quetelet's equation

Peak Maximal oxygen consumption (Peak VO2)At baseline

Peak VO2 will be estimated by open circuit spirometry via breath by breath method

Dietary intakeAt baseline

Dietary intake will be assesed over a 7-day period using diet recalls

Systolic Blood PressureAt baseline

Systolic Blood Pressure will be examined using sphygmomanometer

Dystolic Blood PressureAt baseline

Dystolic Blood Pressure will be examined using sphygmomanometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Exercise Biochemistry and Sports Nutrition, School of Physical Education, Sports Sciences and Dietetics, University of Thessaly

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Trikala, Greece

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