While participating in her very first fit football session, last week with Lyon La Duchère, Hafida Amllal did not imagine experiencing “a small drop in tension” forcing her to take a break to regain her senses. A young mother of 38 years old, the Lyonnaise realized to what extent muscle strengthening exercises with a ball could increase the cardio.
And this is despite the fact that the 28 regular participants are exclusively women, aged 15 to 68, who have resumed sporting activity through this means. Supported for several years by the French Football Federation (FFF), fit football was launched by the Duché club from the 2023-2024 season. Under the leadership of leaders Inès Dahmani, Soundès Boujday and Badja Djoudi, but also “a desire from a group of mothers present at “La Duch” and wishing to do sport”.
Physical and especially social improvements
Throughout this 2025-2026 season, Lyon La Duchère opens its doors to us, with a video report broadcast every two weeks in 20 Minutes Arenathe broadcast of the sports department of the editorial staff of 20 Minutes. For the 12th episode, we followed this fit football activity, during the session on March 31 at the Maison des Fêtes et des Familles in La Duchère (Lyon 9th).
In addition to examples of licensees who have seen “their physical pain significantly reduce” or who have experienced spectacular weight loss thanks to fit football, coach Célia Cherif notes that this meeting allows them above all to “build social bonds”.
This group fights against “sedentary lifestyle”
“Several of these women were in the routine of stay-at-home mothers,” continues Inès Dahmani, vice-president of Lyon La Duchère in charge of the women’s sections of the club. Fit football gives them an openness, the possibility of being part of a real team and having fun by having time just for themselves, between sport and exchanges. »
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Present to supervise each session alongside Célia Cherif, Lena Racheboeuf confirms: “They are extremely united, that’s what makes the strength of this group”, which fights against “sedentary lifestyle”. With the aim of the possible creation of a leisure football team, which some Ducheroises won over by fit football have in mind.
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