The efficacy of 'static' training interventions for improving indices of cardiorespiratory fitness in premenopausal females.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Many risk factors for CVD can be modified pharmacologically; however, uptake of medications is low, especially in asymptomatic people. Exercise is also effective at reducing CVD risk, but adoption is poor with time-commitment and cost cited as key reasons for this. Repeated remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) and isometric handgrip (IHG) training are both inexpensive, time-efficient interventions which have shown some promise in reducing blood pressure (BP) and improving markers of cardiovascular health and fitness. However, few studies have investigated the effectiveness of these interventions in premenopausal women.

Method

Thirty healthy females were recruited to twelve supervised sessions of

SUBMITTER: Herrod PJJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394674 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature