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Effects of a 12-Week Recreational Soccer Program on Resting Metabolic Rate Among Adolescents with Obesity

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Abstract

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to investigate the chronic effects of a 12-week recreational soccer program (RSP) on resting metabolic rate (RMR) in adolescents with obesity.

Methods

Eighteen adolescents with obesity were assigned to RSP [n = 10, age = 13.8 ± 1.5 years, body mass index (BMI) = 30.7 ± 5 kg/m2] and control (n = 8, age = 14.9 ± 1.4 years, BMI = 32.5 ± 4.1 kg/m2) groups. Participants underwent anthropometric, body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness and RMR assessments at baseline and post-intervention. The 12-week RSP consisted of small-sided games with 60-min performed 3 times per week.

Results

Post-intervention, between-group differences due to RSP emerged for body mass (Δ: − 15.1 kg, P = 0.043), BMI (Δ: − 4.7 kg, P = 0.05), waist and hip circumferences (Δ: − 14.6 and − 16.6 cm, P = 0.015 and P = 0.017, respectively), fat mass (Δ: − 8.7 kg, P = 0.049) and VO2max (Δ: 5.5 mL/kg/min, P = 0.013). No significant differences were detected for the absolute and adjusted RMR for fat mass and fat-free mass at baseline and after 12 weeks for both RSP and control groups, although a marked downward trend of 27.6% for adjusted RMR was observed post-control (1915 vs. 1386 kcal/day; Δ: − 529 kcal/day).

Conclusion

A 12-week RSP was effective for improving anthropometric, body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness health markers in adolescents with obesity, but not for RMR.

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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for the Research Support in Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ, E-26/202.705/2019, recipient FC). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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This study was supported by the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for the Research Support in Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ, E-26/202.705/2019, recipient FC).

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    Isabela F. Soares, Felipe A. Cunha & Fabrício Vasconcellos

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    Felipe A. Cunha & Fabrício Vasconcellos

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IFS, FAC, and FV were involved in the study conception, design and management, data interpretation, literature search, and drafting of the manuscript. IFS and FV were involved in the recruitment of participants, data collection, and manuscript preparation. FAC provided analysis and considerable intellectual input in the writing of the manuscript. FV and FAC were the principal investigators supervising all the experimental procedures and the manuscript preparation. All authors approved the final version.

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This trial was approved by the institutional ethics committee of the UERJ (CAAE: 91950618.8.0000.5259) registered at a World Health Organization accredited office (Thai Clinical Trials Registry, protocol TCTR20150512001).

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Soares, I.F., Cunha, F.A. & Vasconcellos, F. Effects of a 12-Week Recreational Soccer Program on Resting Metabolic Rate Among Adolescents with Obesity. J. of SCI. IN SPORT AND EXERCISE 5, 218–225 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-022-00181-1

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