Results: 416

Improvement in muscular strength and aerobic capacities in elderly people occurs independently of physical training type or exercise model

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Progressive decline of physiological processes with aging is normal. Aging is also associated with decreased functional capacity and onset of many diseases. This study evaluated the changes in physical fitness (PF), body composition (BC), and lipid profile (LP) in elderly men completing diffe...

Effects of aquatic exercise on mental health, functional autonomy and oxidative stress in depressed elderly individuals: A randomized clinical trial

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aquatic exercise on mental health, functional autonomy and oxidative stress parameters in depressed elderly individuals. METHODS: Initially, ninety-two elderly individuals were included in the study and were allocated into the depressio...

Muscle strength training is better than the use of growth hormone (GH) in bone health of Wistar rats

Int. j. morphol; 37 (1), 2019
SUMMARY: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of growth hormone (GH) and muscle strength training (ST) on the composition of bone tissue of Wistar rats through Raman spectroscopy. In total, 40 male rats were randomly distributed into four groups: (N = 10) control (C), control with the ...

Isolated branched-chain amino acid intake and muscle protein synthesis in humans: a biochemical review

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Alongside a proper diet, ergogenic aids with potential direct and/or indirect physical performance enhancing effects are sought after for improved adaptation to physical training. Nutritional ergogenics include diet composition changes and/or dietary supplementation. Branched-chain amino acids v...

Effects of coconut oil associated with a physical exercises program on body composition and lipid profile

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evalute the effects of supplementation of coconut oil associated with a physical exercise program on body composition and lipid profile in normolipid eutrophic women. The sample was composed of 20 women randomized divided into two groups, supplemented exercise group ...

Efeito do treinamento pliométrico e isométrico na força explosiva de atletas de handebol

A pliometria utiliza a capacidade reativa do sistema neuromuscular para aumentar a potência do movimento partindo de uma contração excêntrica para uma concêntrica. A isometria referese a uma modalidade estática de treinamento, ou seja, não há alteração no comprimento da fibra muscul...

Plasticidad muscular y entrenamiento concurrente: implicaciones para la prescripción del ejercicio

Con el propósito de discutir los efectos del entrenamiento concurrente sobre las características del músculo esquelético mediadas por la plasticidad muscular, así como los aspectos relacionados con la prescripción de este tipo de ejercicio, se realizó una revisión de la literatura so...

Non Electrocardiographic alterations in exercise testing in asymptomatic women. Associations with cardiovascular risk factors

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of exercise testing alterations in middle-aged women without symptoms of heart disease and to verify the associations of functional capacity and heart rate behavior during and after exercise with cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was con...

Desigualdades sociais na prevalência de indicadores de envelhecimento ativo na população brasileira: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2013

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (supl.2), 2019
RESUMO: Objetivo: Analisar desigualdades sociais na prevalência de indicadores de envelhecimento ativo na população idosa brasileira. Métodos: Estudo transversal com amostra de 11.177 idosos que participaram da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Brasil em 2013. Estimaram-se as prevalências de cinco ...