Just read a new study - that confirms everything we do at Pineapple, and why Pineapple ensures you get Optimum results.
"Recreational soccer is an effective health-promoting activity for untrained men"
Krustrup et al.
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2009;43:825-831In the study there were 36 healthy untrained men were randomised into a soccer group, a running group and a control group.
1. Training was performed for 1 hour two or three times per week for 12 weeks; at an average heart rate of 82% of HRmax for both training groups.
2. During the 12 week program, the soccer group improved maximal oxygen uptake (a measure of aerobic fitness) 62% more than the running group. The soccer group also lost an average of 50% more fat than the running group (6lbs vs 4lbs)
3. The soccer group had an increase in lean body mass of 3.75lbs, an increase in lower extremity bone mass, a greater decrease in LDL-cholesterol and an increase in fat oxidation during running at 9.5 km/h. The running group saw none of these changes.
4. The number of capillaries per muscle fibre was also almost 50% higher in the soccer training group than in running. Both groups reduced blood pressure equally.
The researchers concluded that participation in recreational soccer training, has significant beneficial effects on health profile and physical capacity and in some aspects it is superior to frequent moderate-intensity running.
What does this tell us?
Well, think about soccer. The difference is more than adding a ball while running.
Soccer is essentially a form of interval training with functional chaos, ie. multi-directional, multi-movement (jumping, heading, running, sprinting, kicking, tackling, with contact) and multi-planar.
Basically this study shows that interval training, using multiple movements and directions is superior for conditioning, muscle building and fat loss when compared to the same intensity of running.
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