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Aerobic conditioning, blood pressure (BP) and body mass index (BMI) of older participants of the Brazilian Family Health Program (FHP) after 16 weeks of guided physical activity.
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PMID:  21392829     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Because physical exercise is an efficient means to improve maximum consumption of oxygen (VO(2max)) and reduce body fat, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of 4 months of a guided physical activity program on BMI, BP and estimated VO(2max) of older participants of the FHP. The sample was composed of 70 older participants who were divided into two groups: the experimental group (EG) (26 women and 9 men) and the control group (CG) (20 women and 15 men). The program of physical activity included walking, hydrogymnastics, weight-training exercises and stretching exercises. The intensity of the aerobics exercises was set such that participants would achieve 55-65% of the estimated maximum heart rate, with the corresponding effort to be subjectively rated by the participant as 12-13 points on a 6-20 point scale. After 4 months of guided physical activity, there was a significant 19.26% improvement in the VO(2max) in the EG (p≤0.001), and the diastolic pressure in the EG was significantly lower than that in the CG (p≤0.001). In conclusion, the 16-week program of physical activity significantly improved the cardiorespiratory capacity of older individuals.
Authors:
Marcus Vinicius Accetta Vianna; Samária Ali Cáder; André Luiz Marques Gomes; Andrea Carmen Guimarães; Ignácio Antônio Seixas-da-Silva; Adriana Ribeiro de O N do Rêgo; Kleber do Sacramento Adão; Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-8
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of gerontology and geriatrics     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1872-6976     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214379     Medline TA:  Arch Gerontol Geriatr     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Laboratory of Exercise Physiology (LAFIEX) from Estácio de Sá University, Avenida Prefeito Dulcídio Cardoso, 2900, Rio de Janeiro 22680-100, RJ, Brazil.
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