Influence of 8-week endurance training on resting energy expenditure and body composition in women.

ABSTRACT: Endurance training potentially induces changes in resting energy expenditure (REE), body composition, and metabolic hormones, but well-controlled studies accounting for hormonal status of women are sparse on this topic. This study investigated how 8-week moderate intensity endurance training (MIET) affects these outcomes in recreationally active women. Naturally menstruating women (NoOC, n = 17) and combined oral contraceptive users (COC, n = 8) were assessed in the luteal/follicular phases and active/inactive phases before and after MIET. REE and respiratory exchange ratio (RER; by indirect calorimetry), body composition, estradiol, progesterone, free triiodothyronine (fT3), acylated and unacylated ghrelin were measured at rest. Linear mixed models with time, group, and their interaction

SUBMITTER: Lofberg IE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484297 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature