It sounds either really crazy, or kind of obvious. But according to new research, pick-up soccer could help homeless men avert the risk of an early death.

Homeless people are known to have poor health and life___1___, due to a variety of factors, including in large part cardiovascular disease. The homeless have high levels of hypertension and are more likely to___2___smoking, alcohol and other drugs. They also don’t spend much time in high-intensity physical exercise. Gyms, even when free, haven’t proven to be___3___.

So researchers___4___55 homeless men living in Copenhagen to join in the soccer study. Half were assigned pick-up games, two or three times a week, for 12 weeks. And half served as the control. The scientists measured the men’s body composition, blood lipid profile, blood pressure and maximal oxygen uptake before and after.

Those who played soccer reduced their body fat and LDL cholesterol. Perhaps most significantly, their maximal oxygen uptake increased 11 percent. The study is in the European Journal of Applied Physiology.

Previous studies suggest that such an oxygen increase can greatly lower the risk of death. That’s a game with a___5___.
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听起来这个事情实在是很疯狂,却有那么显然。但是根据最新的研究随意的足球运动可以帮助流浪人化解早期死亡危机。 众所周知流浪者的健康和寿命的情况不容乐观。这些有很多原因导致,如大量的心血管疾病。这些无家可归的人大部分都有严重的高血压,这与他们的烟瘾,酗酒和滥用药物有关。同时,他们也不会再高强度的体力运动上面花时间。即使他们有时间,也不会想到要去健身房。 因此,研究者招募了55名在哥本哈根流浪者参与足球实验。一半的受试者被要求参加简易的足球运动,约2-3次每星期。这个过程持续12周。另外的人被分到了对照组。科学家测量数据来评价这些参与者在实验前后的身体状况,如血脂,血压,和最大供氧量。 那些参与足球运动的人试验后,体内的脂肪和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇含量明显下降。也许最重要的一点是,他们的最大供氧量提高了11%。这些研究发表在了《欧洲应用生理学》杂志上 之前有研究提到,最大供氧量提高可以减少死亡几率。这是一个双赢的游戏。