The effect of different resistance exercise training intensities on cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Resistance training effectively reduces cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs). However, the optimal training intensity remains unclear. Firstly, this systematic review investigated the effects of different resistance training intensities on glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure (SBP), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Secondly, we aimed to compare the effect of different resistance training intensities with each other. We identified randomized controlled trials (n = 59) investigating progressive (n = 9), low (n = 15), moderate (n = 33), and high intensity (n = 4) resistance training in adults with CVRFs. We used random-effects models to investigate the effects of each intensity on CVRFs compared to non-active contr

SUBMITTER: de Oude KI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12448439 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature