Endurance versus resistance training in treatment of cardiovascular risk factors: A randomized cross-over trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individual variability in traditional cardiovascular risk factor responses to different exercise modalities has not been directly addressed in humans using a randomized cross-over design.

Methods

Body weight and body mass index, resting blood pressure, blood glucose, insulin and lipids were assessed in 68 healthy untrained adults (26±6 years) who underwent three-months of exercise training targeted at improving cardiopulmonary fitness (endurance) and skeletal muscle function (resistance), separated by three-months washout.

Results

There were significant increases in weight and body mass index following resistance (+0.8 kg, P<0.01; and +0.26 kg/m2, P<0.01, respectively), but not endurance (+0.1 kg, P = 0.75; and +0.03 kg/m2, P = 0.70, respectively). Although

SUBMITTER: Thomas HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9447867 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature