Football training in school greatly improves girls' fitness and health

(University of Southern Denmark Faculty of Health Sciences) Schoolgirls can achieve lower blood pressure, stronger muscles, better balance and improved jumping performance if their school puts football training on the timetable -- including girls who have never played football before. This is the finding of a study of the FIFA 11 for Health in Europe exercise concept in Faroese schoolchildren carried out by football researchers at the University of Southern Denmark, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news