Slimming: Kick against Kilos

Venue BayArena, Trainingsstätte of the Fußthe ball clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sports bags üabout the shoulders, climbing up several Mämen, the stairs move down in the cabin, in the usually Pro-Kicker. A quips: "Now we put our stuff, and then geht’s rüber to McDonald’s!" The ­other laugh.

The 17 Mämen have a waist circumference of more than 100 centimeters, a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 28, and are üabout 35 years old. The conditions are that the Pension program "Fußball fans in the Training" participate in a sports project für Ümountain important, the offer so far, ten Bundesliga clubs.

Be amazed in the locker room

The Mämen to draw, talk mess. They are all Bayer Leverkusen Fans, know some of them are already out of the Play. A shirt flies through the air. "Look, this is Aránguiz!" In the last game against Herta BSC, the Fan had the flag of Chile. At the end of the Chilean player Charles Ar&aacute have him;nguiz threw his Jersey, he says with pride.

In the cabin you will be surprised darü­ber that some of the Fußball professionals so small and dünn. The Shirt of Aránguiz köcould a woman fit, you mean. The Mämen here weigh all to much. Are mögene, although Fußball – but rather of the Tribüne or in front of the TV. As someone who distributed shoes with cleats, says the 50-jäover the years Guido: "These are the first in my life."

Model: Scots take fünf kg

The idea of ümountain important Fußto motivate ball fans to the Sport, putting you in the Vereinsstähave your team train dümay, comes from Scotland. Has developed the concept of the University of Glasgow since 2010 lärunning the program, 43 professional clubs are involved – with großem success.

On average, the participants took fünf pounds and were able to.their new weight a year after the end of the Trai&shy…ningsprogramms. This is a scientific study, veröpublished in the journal The Lancet.

Training Goal Prävention

Here in Germany, the Institute have für for therapy and health research (IFT-Nord) in Kiel and the German cancer aid, the idea picked up. Because Ümountain guy erhöht, among other things, the risk für tumors. For us, the concept of Scotland also seems to be working. "Üabout the clubs Mäto find men that want to join, it works prima", project Manager Matthis says Morgenstern from the IFT-Nord.

Hans-Dieter, for example, with 78 years of äoldest participant in Leverkusen, Germany. Due to a serious illness, he has grown a lot, and now the pounds down again. "Spaß alone is not enough. You have to want it. Right wollen", he says. And Hans-Dieter wants. Für the Training, he has the Fußball shoes of his grandson borrowed.

Kick plus calories zämiss

Or Daniel (41). He has downloaded an App on his phone, he can retrieve it contain, how many calories and fat food. "It helps me very herzukommen", he says. Six pounds in eight weeks, he has decreased. ­"I am particularly quälen &ndash had to; the motivated!" To focus solely on what he eats, and high-Calorie omit, has in him – in combination with movement – the pounds can disappear.

The program, zwölfmal 90 Mi­grooves per week, nänamely, not only from ­a practical part, but also from a theoretical. The M&auml learn;men, for example, the Näto read hrwertangaben on food packaging properly. Or that sausage significantly more fat enthält as a cooked ham. Or that half a Liter of beer has as many calories as the same amount of Cola.

All of this gives you coach Kai. Normally küthe Coach f&uuml God himself;r Sporternäcurrency at Bayer 04 Leverkusen to the youth. As Kai in the cabin begr&uuml comes, ;ßthe M&auml him;men: "The Capo, Hello!"

Sport accompanied scientifically

At the first Meeting, blood pressure, weight, Köbody fat is measured in percentage, BMI and abdominal circumference. Also überprüthe participants in the fen with a Schrittzäcounter, how much you in everyday life to move – try to increase the in the course of the program.

"Who has a blood pressure of more than 160 (systolic value), benöa medical certificate from a doctor required that he train a darf", as project Manager, morning star. After six Meetings, as well as the values to be collected again. The group is in Leverkusen, for example, had according to the Hähalf of the program, taken together, already 43 kg.

"In zwölf weeks fünf percent of the Köto lose body weight and keep the new weight for the long term, is the Ziel", says Morgenstern.

More information about "Fußball fans in the Training": www.fussballfansimtraining.de

Winner of the heart

According to the theory geht’s on the square. The weather is schön, the air only a little fresh. To AufwäRMS rotate all in the duration of running their laps around the lawn. Each, as fast as he can. Moritz, for example, to slow down. The 35-Jäover the years and it has a heel spur, because he needs to see what’s going on with him.

Meanwhile, the sun is unter­gone, flood light spotlights light up the place. The Mämen sweat, now play in Teams of three, gegen­each other. Small box, four minutes, and Rückrunde. No need for a silly slogan like, because he brings something more on the scale.

Spaß the game

If someone üovercome had to come to practice today? "No, even nicht", Luigi says. "I look forward to every Thursday evening." He wants to work on himself, his Form, his health, therefore he is here. His home is a stationary bike in the basement. "I want to use every day 20 minutes, this is my Ziel", erzählt 49-Jäover the years and it.

So far, he has not realized this good intent. What is not so bad, schließlich Luigi comes every Thursday to the Training session in the BayArena. "It makes me a lot Spaß", he says. His Team didn’t win this Time, he takes it sportingly. "We are the winner of the heart."

Body and soul

In Leverkusen, the course will be offered for the second Time. Some Mämen are also already for the second Time. Maybe hänot would have you believed that the Training makes so much joy. But if one is a Fan, then with body and soul. And the program is addressed not only to the Köbody. To kick there, where the idols are riding your games best The motivated.