Effects of the Curves® fitness & weight loss program in women with medically managed conditions: training adaptations
2009; Wiley; Volume: 23; Issue: S1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.lb463
ISSN1530-6860
AutoresM Byrd, Maycon Júnior Ferreira, R Li, Adam J Parker, M Galbreath, J Jitomir, Monica C. Serra, Kristen M. Beavers, J Dove, J Culbertson, Geoffrey M. Hudson, Brian Shelmadine, C Curts, J Moreillon, E Deike, C Rasmussen, Richard B. Kreider,
Tópico(s)Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Resumo146 sedentary women (50±10 yrs, 162±6 cm; 95±20 kg; 46±5% body fat, 36±7 kg/m2) with medically‐managed conditions were assigned to an exercise & no diet group (E) or a low calorie high carbohydrate (HC) or high protein (HP) diet. Diets consisted of 1,200 kcal/d for 1‐wk and 1,600 kcal/d for 9 wks of either HC (55% C, 15% P, 30% F) or HP (15% C, 55% P, 30% F). During weeks 10‐14, subjects consumed a HC maintenance diet (2,600 kcals/d) and were instructed to diet for 2‐d at 1,200 kcals/d if they gain 3 lbs. Subjects participated in a supervised Curves fitness program 3‐d per wk. Fitness and health measurements were obtained at 0, 10 and 14 weeks. Data are presented as means ± SD changes from baseline. Training significantly increased (p<0.05) 1RM bench press (15±22%), 1RM leg press (23±29%), BP lifting volume (37±55%), LP lifting volume (23±29%), and relative peak oxygen uptake (7.4±19%) while decreasing waist circumference (‐3.2±5%), hip circumference (‐2.8±4%), resting HR (‐3.0±15%), total CHL (‐1.4±16%), and LDL (‐2.8±18%). No significant differences (p>0.05) were observed in changes in resting SBP (‐0.8±13%), DBP (‐0.7±14%), glucose (0.1±19%), triglycerides (0.8±34%), or HDL (‐0.1±20%). Results indicate that the Curves program improves selected markers of health and fitness in women with medically‐managed conditions.
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