Andersson Helena, Caspers Andreas, Godhe Manne, Helge Torbjörn, Eriksen Julia, Fransson Dan, Börjesson Mats, Ekblom-Bak Elin
Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Sports Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Center for Health and Performance, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sci Med Footb. 2025 Feb;9(1):68-75. doi: 10.1080/24733938.2023.2249426. Epub 2023 Aug 26.
Walking Football (WF) is one type of recreational football increasing in popularity, targeting older adults. Further knowledge on the intensity and physical workload of WF, characteristics of the players, the social context, and reasons for playing WF is needed. Thus, the aim of the study was to characterize the individuals that regularly play WF and their experience of WF, and the physiological characteristics of the sport. Sixty-three players from three clubs taking part in organised WF in Sweden were included. The players participated in up to four WF-games and underwent performance tests and answered a questionnaire. The participants mean age was 70.9 years, ranging from 63 to 85 years with 71% ( = 27) of the men and 68% ( = 13) of the women having a BMI > 25. Fifty-one percent ( = 27) of the players had hypertension, and 73% ( = 39) regularly used prescription drugs due to illness. During WF, the players covered on average 2,409 m (2,509 m for men and 2,205 m for women, = .001). Expressed in percentage of their age-estimated maximal heart rate, mean heart rate represented 80 ± 9 and 80 ± 8% of max for men, and 78 ± 9 and 79 ± 9% of max for women in the first and second halves, respectively, hence WF can be considered a moderate intensity activity for older adults. The main reason for WF participation was to socialize. WF includes a considerable number of accelerations and decelerations, making it more energetically and mechanically demanding than walking.
步行足球（WF）是一种越来越受欢迎的休闲足球运动，主要针对老年人。目前需要进一步了解步行足球的强度和体力负荷、球员特征、社会背景以及参与步行足球的原因。因此，本研究的目的是描述经常参与步行足球的人的特征及其对步行足球的体验，以及这项运动的生理特征。研究纳入了瑞典三个俱乐部中参加有组织步行足球的63名球员。这些球员参加了多达四场步行足球比赛，并接受了性能测试，还回答了一份问卷。参与者的平均年龄为70.9岁，年龄范围在63岁至85岁之间，71%（n = 27）的男性和68%（n = 13）的女性体重指数（BMI）> 25。51%（n = 27）的球员患有高血压，73%（n = 39）的球员因疾病经常使用处方药。在步行足球比赛中，球员平均跑动距离为2409米（男性为2509米，女性为2205米，p = 0.001）。以年龄估计的最大心率百分比表示，男性在上半场和下半场的平均心率分别为最大心率的80 ± 9%和80 ± 8%，女性分别为78 ± 9%和79 ± 9%，因此步行足球可被视为老年人的中等强度活动。参与步行足球的主要原因是社交。步行足球包含大量的加速和减速动作，这使得它在能量和机械方面比步行要求更高。
