Resistance training as a preconditioning strategy for enhancing aerobic exercise training outcomes in COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Aerobic exercise training is a recognized approach for improving functional capacity in COPD. People with greater disease severity often have difficulty achieving higher aerobic exercise training intensity. The effects of resistance training prior to aerobic training were examined to determine if this sequential approach was associated with greater gains in functional status than aerobic training alone or concurrent aerobic and resistance training.

Methods

Patients were randomized to: 1) sequential resistance then aerobic training (RT-then-AT) (8 weeks resistance training followed by 8 weeks aerobic exercise training), 2) control group (CE-then-AT + RT) (8 weeks of 'sham' training followed by 8 weeks concurrent aerobic and resistance training), 3) control group (CE-t

SUBMITTER: Covey MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4130772 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature