How can older adults benefit from playing walking football with younger people?

Walking Football. This FREE weekly programme offers participants the opportunity to return to the game they love at their own pace, while newcomers to football ... Apr 9, 2025 ... I can never forget the slide tackle that ended my football career because I was the one doing the sliding. Running at speed across a caged ... A standard game of football where players walk instead of run. It's designed to help people get fit or maintain an active lifestyle no matter what their age ... Walking football and Parkinson's - Dave's story. When Dave, who is 75, started playing walking football, he had no idea how much it would benefit him both ... This preliminary study examined the effects of playing walking football with and without a goalkeeper (GK) on physiological, physical, technical, and ... Walking football is aimed at the over 50's and the club has over 100 members, ranging from 52 to 80 years of age. It is a 6-a-side game. We held semi-structured focus groups with service user (n = 18) and staff (n = 7) participants from four football groups (two 'walking' football and two regular ... Walking football is aimed at keeping men and women aged over 50 active and involved in football. There are many reasons why players can no longer play the ... FC LAS CHAFIRAS WALKING FOOTBAL TENERIFE. Originally formed in the UK in 2010 and aimed at men over the age of 50, walking football ... Fancy a game of Walking Football? Walking football is like the game you love, played in a new way. It is a unique small-sided ball game similar in some respects ...