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Multicomponent exercise program for improvement of functional capacity and lipidic profile of older women with high cholesterol and high triglycerides
Publication . Leitão, Luís; Marocolo, Moacir; Souza, Hiago L. R. de; Arriel, Rhai André; Vieira, João Guilherme; Mazini, Mauro; Figueiredo, Teresa; Louro, Hugo; Pereira, A
Background: Physical inactivity is a primary cause of most chronic diseases. In addition, the negative effects of aging, physical inactivity and dyslipidemia are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases of older women. Exercise is considered fundamental for the treatment and prevention due to the benefits in the health of this population, but detraining periods after exercise can reverse them. Multicomponent exercise (ME) is a combined method of aerobic and resistance training that can improve the lipidic profile of older women with high cholesterol and triglycerides. Methods: Seventeen older women (EG: 65.3 ± 4.7 years, 1.52 ± 4.12 m) followed a supervised ME program of nine months and three months of detraining (DT), and fifteen older women (CG: 66.4 ± 5.2 years, 1.54 ± 5.58 cm) continued their daily routine, without exercise. Total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides
(TG), blood glucose (GL) and functional capacity (FC) were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of the program and after three months of DT. Results: ME program improved (p < 0.05) lipidic profile: GL (−15.6%), TC (−15.3%), TG (−19.3%) and FC: agility (−13.3%), lower body strength (27.78%), upper body strength (26.3%), cardiorespiratory capacity (11.2%), lower body flexibility (66.67%) and upper body flexibility (85.72%). DT declined the lipidic profile and FC (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Lipidic profile and functional capacity can be improved with nine months of ME. Besides the negative effects of DT, three months were not enough to reverse the benefits of exercise in older women with high values of TG and TC.
Can exercise help regulate blood pressure and improve functional capacity of older women with hypertension against the deleterious effects of physical inactivity?
Publication . Leitão, Hugo; Marocolo, Moacir; Souza, Hiago L. R. de; Arriel, Rhai André; Vieira, João Guilherme; Mazini, Mauro; Louro, Hugo; Pereira, A
Background: Sedentarism and inactivity are risk factors for the development of hyperten sion. Thus, the prevention of the natural process of biological and physiological aging of older women through physical exercise results in higher benefits in preventing cardiovascular diseases and can be a key factor for its treatment. Multicomponent exercise (METP) is a training method that may help older women with hypertension by improving their quality of life and their response to treatment. Methods: Twenty-eight older Caucasian women with hypertension (66.7 ± 5.3 years, 1.59 ± 0.11 m) performed a supervised METP program of nine months followed by three months of detraining (DT), and seventeen older women (68.2 ± 4.7 years, 1.57 ± 0.16 cm) with hypertension maintained their daily routine, without exercise. Blood pressure (BP), resting heart rate, and functional capacity (FC) were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of the program, and after three months of DT. Results: The ME program improved (p < 0.05) systolic BP (−5.37%), diastolic BP (−5.67%), resting heart rate (−7.8%), agility (9.8%), lower body strength (27.8%), upper body strength (10.0%), and
cardiorespiratory capacity (8.6%). BP and FC deteriorated after the DT period (p < 0.05). Conclusion:
Nine months of multicomponent exercise were sufficient to improve functional capacity and promote
benefits in blood pressure, although was not sufficient to allow BP to reach the normal values of older women. The three month DT period without exercise caused the reversal of BP improvements but maintained the functional capacity of older women.
Physical and Physiological Predictors of FRAN CrossFit® WOD Athlete’s Performance
Publication . Leitão, Luís; Dias, Marcelo; Campos, Yuri; Vieira, João Guilherme; Sant'Ana, Leandro; Telles, Luiz Guilherme; Tavares, Carlos; Mazini, Mauro; Novaes, Jefferson; Vianna, Jeferson
CrossFit® training is one of the fastest-growing fitness activities in the world due to its
varied functional movement and competition experience. The performance is present in almost every
workout of the day (WOD); however, there is a lack of knowledge in the science that did not allow us
to fully understand the performance determinants of CrossFit WOD’s like we do for other individual
or team sports. The purpose of this study was to analyze the physical and physiological variables of
recreational trained CrossFit athletes during one of the most famous WOD, FRAN, and to identify
which variables best determine performance. Methods: Fifteen CrossFit practitioners performed,
alone on separate days, 1RM and a maximum of repetitions of pull-ups test, 1RM and a maximum
of repetitions of thrusters with 95 lb/43.2 kg, FRAN CrossFit WOD, and 2K Row test. Results:
Blood lactate concentrate, HRmax, HRav, and RPE achieved higher values for 2K Row and maximum
repetitions of thrusters. Maximum repetition of thrusters and pull-ups, 1RM of thrusters, and 2K Row
resulted in moderate to strong correlation with FRAN performance (r = −0.78; r = −0.58; r = −0.67;
r = 0.63, respectively). Conclusions and practical applications: FRAN performance was stron
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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6817 - DCRRNI ID
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UIDP/04748/2020