Soccer training makes the heart ten years younger
“We discovered that soccer training significantly improved the flexibility of the heart and furthermore, that the cardiac muscle tissue was able to work 29% faster. This means that after three months of training, the heart had become 10 years ‘younger’”, explains Medical Doctor, PhD Student, JakobFriis Schmidt, who co-authored the study alongside with PhD student, Thomas Rostgaard Andersen. He adds: