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- Title
Effects of a New Combined Training Approach on Components of the Functional Autonomy of Healthy Elderly Women.
- Authors
Gambassi, Bruno Bavaresco; Uchida, Marco Carlos; Sousa, Thiago Matheus S.; Schwingel, Paulo Adriano; Bentivi Pulcherio, Janaína Oliveira; Almeida, Fabiano J.; Ruberti, Olivia M.; Novais, Tânia M.G.; Oliveira, Paula L.L.; Rodrigues, Bruno
- Abstract
The aim of this study was investigate the effects of a new combined training approach on components of the functional autonomy of healthy elderly women. The study sample consisted of 8 sedentary elderly individuals, mean age 67 ± 8 yrs, fasting blood glucose 96 ± 7.8 mg·dL-1, triglycerides 94.42 ± 36.09 mg·dL-1, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) 57.21 ± 15.66 mg·dL-1, lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) 103.07 ± 25.20 mg·dL-1, total cholesterol 179.14 ± 22.40 mg·dL-1 and mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure values 125.28 ± 8.4 mmHg and 72.57 ± 10.1 mmHg, respectively. The protocol of combined training consisted of ∼18 min of resistance exercises combined with 26 min of aerobic exercise, performed interspersed in the same session, for 8 wks (3 times·wk-1) with a 24-hr interval rest between each session. The results showed a significant improvement in components of the functional autonomy in healthy elderly women. This training approach appears to be an effective non-pharmacological strategy to improving the components of functional autonomy in the healthy elderly women.
- Subjects
HEALTH of older people; AGING; ACTIVITIES of daily living; FUNCTIONAL training; AUTONOMY (Psychology); PHYSICAL training &; conditioning
- Publication
Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 2017, Vol 20, Issue 3, p45
- ISSN
1097-9751
- Publication type
Article