Open Access
Football beats hypertension: results of the 3F (Fit&Fun with Football) study
Author(s) -
B. Schrader,
Joachim Schrader,
Bernhard Vaske,
Albrecht Elsässer,
Hermann Haller,
Alessandro Del Vecchio,
Michael Koziolek,
Eugen Gehlenborg,
Stephan Lüders
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002935
Subject(s) - football , medicine , ambulatory , physical therapy , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , football players , diastole , political science , law
Football as the most popular sport could improve insufficient physical activity in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. A modified 'healthy' football training format could motivate hypertensive patients to return to sport and improve risk factors.