Multicomponent Training Program with Weight-Bearing Exercises Elicits Favorable Bone Density, Muscle Strength, and Balance Adaptations in Older Women

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2011

Autores

Elisa A Marques (Autor) Outra; Jorge Mota (Autor) FADEUP; Leandro Machado (Autor) FADEUP; Filipa Sousa (Autor) Outra; Margarida Coelho (Autor) Outra; Pedro Moreira (Autor) FCNAUP; Joana Carvalho (Autor) FADEUP

Revista

Título: Calcified Tissue International

Vol. 88 Nº 2

Páginas: 117-129

ISSN: 0171-967X

Editora: Springer Nature

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 66 Citações

Scopus - 73 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Medicina clínica

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-VEJ

DOI: 10.1007/s00223-010-9437-1

Abstract (EN): Physical exercise is advised as a preventive and therapeutic strategy against aging-induced bone weakness. In this study we examined the effects of 8-month multicomponent training with weight-bearing exercises on different risk factors of falling, including muscle strength, balance, agility, and bone mineral density (BMD) in older women. Participants were randomly assigned to either an exercise-training group (ET, n = 30) or a control group (CON, n = 30). Twenty-seven subjects in the ET group and 22 in the CON group completed the study. Training was performed twice a week and was designed to load bones with intermittent and multidirectional compressive forces and to improve physical function. Outcome measures included lumbar spine and proximal femoral BMD (by dual X-ray absorptiometry), muscle strength, balance, handgrip strength, walking performance, fat mass, and anthropometric data. Potential confounding variables included dietary intake, accelerometer-based physical activity, and molecularly defined lactase nonpersistence. After 8 months, the ET group decreased percent fat mass and improved handgrip strength, postural sway, strength on knee flexion at 180A degrees/s, and BMD at the femoral neck (+2.8%). Both groups decreased waist circumference and improved dynamic balance, chair stand performance, strength on knee extension for the right leg at 180A degrees/s, and knee flexion for both legs at 60A degrees/s. No associations were found between lactase nonpersistence and BMD changes. Data suggest that 8 months of moderate-impact weight-bearing and multicomponent exercises reduces the potential risk factors for falls and related fractures in older women.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 13