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Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women

The current study aimed to compare the effects of two exercise programs (Strength Training and Hydro Gymnastics) on the functional and cardiorespiratory abilities of Portuguese postmenopausal women. The study population consisted of 38 volunteers (age: 66.9 ± 6.1 years, body mass: 73.70 ± 10.38 kg,...

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Autores principales: Novaes, Giovanni S., Novaes, Jefferson S., Vilaça-Alves, José, Silva, Gabriel Costa e, Garrido, Nuno D., Furtado, Hélio, Reis, Victor M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Katowicach 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25713645
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2014-0090
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author Novaes, Giovanni S.
Novaes, Jefferson S.
Vilaça-Alves, José
Silva, Gabriel Costa e
Garrido, Nuno D.
Furtado, Hélio
Reis, Victor M.
author_facet Novaes, Giovanni S.
Novaes, Jefferson S.
Vilaça-Alves, José
Silva, Gabriel Costa e
Garrido, Nuno D.
Furtado, Hélio
Reis, Victor M.
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description The current study aimed to compare the effects of two exercise programs (Strength Training and Hydro Gymnastics) on the functional and cardiorespiratory abilities of Portuguese postmenopausal women. The study population consisted of 38 volunteers (age: 66.9 ± 6.1 years, body mass: 73.70 ± 10.38 kg, and body height: 1.55 ± 0.10 m). Subjects were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group: one group performed 24 weeks of strength training (GST; n = 14), another performed 24 weeks of hydro gymnastics (GH; n = 17) and a control group (CG; n = 7), where the subjects continued with their regular daily activities without involvement in any physical exercise program. Three assessments were performed: before the beginning of the program, 12 weeks after the start of the training program and 24 weeks after the start of the program. To assess the functional ability of the participants, several tests proposed by Jones and Rikli (2002) were performed. To evaluate the cardiorespiratory ability of the participants, a modified treadmill Bruce test was applied. Significant differences (p<0.05) were found between the two training methods in the tests, which primarily demanded muscular strength. Body mass and the body mass index showed significant differences during the three stages of assessment in the GST group (p<0.05). With respect to the values that represent the variables of cardiorespiratory ability, positive and significant changes were observed in the two experimental groups. It was concluded that both exercise programs promoted improvements in some indicators of the functional and cardiorespiratory abilities of Portuguese postmenopausal women.
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spelling pubmed-43321852015-02-24 Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women Novaes, Giovanni S. Novaes, Jefferson S. Vilaça-Alves, José Silva, Gabriel Costa e Garrido, Nuno D. Furtado, Hélio Reis, Victor M. J Hum Kinet Research Article The current study aimed to compare the effects of two exercise programs (Strength Training and Hydro Gymnastics) on the functional and cardiorespiratory abilities of Portuguese postmenopausal women. The study population consisted of 38 volunteers (age: 66.9 ± 6.1 years, body mass: 73.70 ± 10.38 kg, and body height: 1.55 ± 0.10 m). Subjects were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group: one group performed 24 weeks of strength training (GST; n = 14), another performed 24 weeks of hydro gymnastics (GH; n = 17) and a control group (CG; n = 7), where the subjects continued with their regular daily activities without involvement in any physical exercise program. Three assessments were performed: before the beginning of the program, 12 weeks after the start of the training program and 24 weeks after the start of the program. To assess the functional ability of the participants, several tests proposed by Jones and Rikli (2002) were performed. To evaluate the cardiorespiratory ability of the participants, a modified treadmill Bruce test was applied. Significant differences (p<0.05) were found between the two training methods in the tests, which primarily demanded muscular strength. Body mass and the body mass index showed significant differences during the three stages of assessment in the GST group (p<0.05). With respect to the values that represent the variables of cardiorespiratory ability, positive and significant changes were observed in the two experimental groups. It was concluded that both exercise programs promoted improvements in some indicators of the functional and cardiorespiratory abilities of Portuguese postmenopausal women. Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Katowicach 2014-11-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4332185/ /pubmed/25713645 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2014-0090 Text en © Editorial Committee of Journal of Human Kinetics This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Novaes, Giovanni S.
Novaes, Jefferson S.
Vilaça-Alves, José
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Garrido, Nuno D.
Furtado, Hélio
Reis, Victor M.
Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women
title Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women
title_full Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women
title_fullStr Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women
title_full_unstemmed Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women
title_short Chronic Effects of Strength Training Vs. Hydro Aerobics on Functional and Cardiorespiratory Ability in Postmenopausal Women
title_sort chronic effects of strength training vs. hydro aerobics on functional and cardiorespiratory ability in postmenopausal women
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25713645
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2014-0090
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