Comprehensive health assessment of retired martial arts athletes: bone density, dietary intake, physical activity, and wellbeing
The study reveals that retired elite athletes maintain better bone density but face greater weight gain and stress than their non-athlete counterparts. Both groups enjoy a high quality of life and low levels of insomnia. These findings underscore the importance of continued physical activity for health and suggest that both retired athletes and non-athletes should adopt a balanced lifestyle to manage weight and stress effectively.
Authors
- Khaled Trabelsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-9557)
- Adam Tawfiq Amawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-748X)
- Hadeel Ghazzawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3045-4153)
- Haitham Jahrami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-1320)
- Tasneem Alshaer
- Nihad Battikhi
- Philippe Bouedo
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
- World Vision (US)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- International Hospital of Bahrain (BH)
- Arabian Gulf University (BH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1513936
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- University of Jordan