Estimating injury incidence and describing self-rated physical and mental health during 12 weeks of walking football for older (60+) men and women with low physical activity levels.

Walking football is a recreational sport that is aimed mainly at older adults and has been shown to be fun and social. However, reports from health care providers indicate that there is a lack of knowledge regarding the safety aspects of team sports for older adults, and the current research on injuries and well-being within walking football is limited. Thus, the aim of this study was to estimate the incidence and characteristics of injury among older adults with low physical activity levels starting to play walking football. A secondary aim was to descriptively characterise the participants'