Effects of Three Months of Detraining on the Health Profile of Older Women after a Multicomponent Exercise Program

Luis Leitão, Ana Pereira, Mauro Mazini, Gabriela Venturini, Yuri Campos, João Vieira, Jefferson Novaes, Jeferson Vianna, Sandro da Silva and Hugo Louro
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Luis Leitão: Sciences and Technology Department, Superior School of Education of Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal
Ana Pereira: Sciences and Technology Department, Superior School of Education of Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal
Mauro Mazini: Graduate Program of Physical Education of Cataguases—Sudamerica Faculty, Cataguases 36774-552, Brazil
Gabriela Venturini: Laboratory of Physical Activity and Health Promotion—Labsau—Postgraduate Program in Sport and Exercise Science from the Institute of Physical Education and Sport, University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro 21941-599, Brazil
Yuri Campos: Faculty of Physical Education Sports, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, São Pedro 36036-900, Brazil
João Vieira: Faculty of Physical Education Sports, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, São Pedro 36036-900, Brazil
Jefferson Novaes: Faculty of Physical Education Sports, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, São Pedro 36036-900, Brazil
Jeferson Vianna: Faculty of Physical Education Sports, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, São Pedro 36036-900, Brazil
Sandro da Silva: Studies Research Group in Neuromuscular Responses, University of Lavras, Lavras 37200-000, Brazil
Hugo Louro: Sciences and Technology Department, Superior School of Education of Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-10

Abstract: Physical exercise results in very important benefits including preventing disease and promoting the quality of life of older individuals. Common interruptions and training cessation are associated with the loss of total health profile, and specifically cardiorespiratory fitness. Would detraining (DT) promote different effects in the cardiorespiratory and health profiles of trained and sedentary older women? Forty-seven older women were divided into an experimental group (EG) and a control group (CG) (EG: n = 28, 70.3 ± 2.3 years; CG: n = 19, 70.1 ± 5.6 years). Oxygen uptake (VO 2) and health profile assessments were conducted after the exercise program and after three months of detraining. The EG followed a nine-month multicomponent exercise program before a three-month detraining period. The CG maintained their normal activities. Repeated measures ANOVA showed significant increases in total heath and VO 2 ( p < 0.01) profile over a nine-month exercise period in the EG and no significant increases in the CG. DT led to greater negative effects on total cholesterol (4.35%, p < 0.01), triglycerides (3.89%, p < 0.01), glucose (4.96%, p < 0.01), resting heart rate (5.15%, p < 0.01), systolic blood pressure (4.13%, p < 0.01), diastolic blood pressure (3.38%, p < 0.01), the six-minute walk test (7.57%, p < 0.01), Pulmonary Ventilation (VE) (10.16%, p < 0.01), the Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) (9.78, p < 0.05), and VO 2 /heart rate (HR) (16.08%, p < 0.01) in the EG. DT may induce greater declines in total health profile and in VO 2 , mediated, in part, by the effectiveness of multicomponent training particularly developed for older women.

Keywords: older adults; detraining; VO 2; lipidic profile; hemodynamic profile (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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