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Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women

Background: Physical activity (PA) and physical fitness are key factors for quality of life (QoL) for older women. The aging process promotes the decrease in some capacities such as strength, which affect the activities of daily life. This loss of strength leads to a reduction in balance and an incr...

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Autores principales: Leitão, Luis, Venturini, Gabriela R. O., Junior, Ricardo Pace, Monteiro, Estêvão Rios, Telles, Luiz Guilherme, Araújo, Gleisson, Novaes, Jefferson, Tavares, Carlos, Marques-Neto, Sílvio, Mazini, Mauro
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9517151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36142038
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811765
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author Leitão, Luis
Venturini, Gabriela R. O.
Junior, Ricardo Pace
Monteiro, Estêvão Rios
Telles, Luiz Guilherme
Araújo, Gleisson
Novaes, Jefferson
Tavares, Carlos
Marques-Neto, Sílvio
Mazini, Mauro
author_facet Leitão, Luis
Venturini, Gabriela R. O.
Junior, Ricardo Pace
Monteiro, Estêvão Rios
Telles, Luiz Guilherme
Araújo, Gleisson
Novaes, Jefferson
Tavares, Carlos
Marques-Neto, Sílvio
Mazini, Mauro
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description Background: Physical activity (PA) and physical fitness are key factors for quality of life (QoL) for older women. The aging process promotes the decrease in some capacities such as strength, which affect the activities of daily life. This loss of strength leads to a reduction in balance and an increased risk of falls as well as a sedentary lifestyle. Resistance Training (RT) is an effective method to improve balance and strength but different RT protocols can promote different responses. Power training has a higher impact on the performance of activities of daily life. Therefore, our study aimed to analyze if different RT protocols promote individual responses in balance, QoL and PA levels of older women and which are more effective for the older women. Methods: Ninety-four older women were divided into four RT groups (relative strength endurance training, SET; Traditional strength training, TRT; absolute strength training, AST; power training, PWT) and one control group (CG). Each RT group performed a specific protocol for 16 weeks. At baseline and after 8 and 16 weeks, we assessed balance through the Berg balance scale; PA levels with a modified Baecke questionnaire and QoL with World Health Organization Quality of Life—BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and World Health Organization Quality of Life—OLD module (WHOQOL-OLD). Results: Balance improved after 16 weeks (baseline vs. 16 weeks; p < 0.05) without differences between all RT groups. PWT (2.82%) and TRT (3.48%) improved balance in the first 8 weeks (baseline vs. 8 weeks; p < 0.05). PA levels increased in PWT, TRT and AST after 16 weeks (baseline vs. 16 weeks; p < 0.05). Conclusion: All RT protocols improved PA levels and QoL after 16 weeks of training. For the improvement of balance, QoL and PA, older women can be subjected to PWT, AST and SET, and not be restricted to TRT.
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spelling pubmed-95171512022-09-29 Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women Leitão, Luis Venturini, Gabriela R. O. Junior, Ricardo Pace Monteiro, Estêvão Rios Telles, Luiz Guilherme Araújo, Gleisson Novaes, Jefferson Tavares, Carlos Marques-Neto, Sílvio Mazini, Mauro Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Physical activity (PA) and physical fitness are key factors for quality of life (QoL) for older women. The aging process promotes the decrease in some capacities such as strength, which affect the activities of daily life. This loss of strength leads to a reduction in balance and an increased risk of falls as well as a sedentary lifestyle. Resistance Training (RT) is an effective method to improve balance and strength but different RT protocols can promote different responses. Power training has a higher impact on the performance of activities of daily life. Therefore, our study aimed to analyze if different RT protocols promote individual responses in balance, QoL and PA levels of older women and which are more effective for the older women. Methods: Ninety-four older women were divided into four RT groups (relative strength endurance training, SET; Traditional strength training, TRT; absolute strength training, AST; power training, PWT) and one control group (CG). Each RT group performed a specific protocol for 16 weeks. At baseline and after 8 and 16 weeks, we assessed balance through the Berg balance scale; PA levels with a modified Baecke questionnaire and QoL with World Health Organization Quality of Life—BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and World Health Organization Quality of Life—OLD module (WHOQOL-OLD). Results: Balance improved after 16 weeks (baseline vs. 16 weeks; p < 0.05) without differences between all RT groups. PWT (2.82%) and TRT (3.48%) improved balance in the first 8 weeks (baseline vs. 8 weeks; p < 0.05). PA levels increased in PWT, TRT and AST after 16 weeks (baseline vs. 16 weeks; p < 0.05). Conclusion: All RT protocols improved PA levels and QoL after 16 weeks of training. For the improvement of balance, QoL and PA, older women can be subjected to PWT, AST and SET, and not be restricted to TRT. MDPI 2022-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9517151/ /pubmed/36142038 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811765 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Leitão, Luis
Venturini, Gabriela R. O.
Junior, Ricardo Pace
Monteiro, Estêvão Rios
Telles, Luiz Guilherme
Araújo, Gleisson
Novaes, Jefferson
Tavares, Carlos
Marques-Neto, Sílvio
Mazini, Mauro
Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women
title Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women
title_full Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women
title_fullStr Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women
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title_short Impact of Different Resistance Training Protocols on Balance, Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Women
title_sort impact of different resistance training protocols on balance, quality of life and physical activity level of older women
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9517151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36142038
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811765
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