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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2010 Jul 22:9:76.
doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-9-76.

Effects of aerobic and strength-based training on metabolic health indicators in older adults

Raul A Martins  1 , Manuel T Veríssimo, Manuel J Coelho e Silva, Sean P Cumming, Ana M Teixeira
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of aerobic and strength-based training on metabolic health indicators in older adults

Raul A Martins et al. Lipids Health Dis. .

Abstract

Background: The weakening of the cardiovascular system associated with aging could be countered by increasing levels of physical activity and functional fitness. However, inconsistent findings have been found, and the variety of characteristics of exercise used in previous studies may partly explain that inconsistent results.

Objective: To investigate the training effect of sixteen weeks of moderate intensity, progressive aerobic and strength-based training on metabolic health of older women and men.

Methods: Sixty three sedentary individuals (mean (SD) age 76 (8) years) were randomly assigned to control (n = 31) or exercising (n = 32) groups. The training group was separated to aerobic (n = 18) or strength-based (n = 14). Training took place three times a week. Subjects agreed not to change their diet or lifestyle over the experimental period.

Results: Exercising group attained after treatment significant differences on body weight, waist circumference, body mass index, diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol relationship, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, and 6-minute walk distance. The control group only had significant differences on waist circumference.

Conclusion: The training programs produced significant benefits on metabolic health indicators of sedentary older women and men.

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