Effects of the Curves® fitness & weight loss program in senior‐aged women: quality of life
2008; Wiley; Volume: 22; Issue: S2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1096/fasebj.22.2_supplement.787
ISSN1530-6860
AutoresJorine E. Hartman, M Galbreath, R Chandran, Kristen M. Beavers, Geoffrey M. Hudson, Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira Serra, Ruiqiong Li, J Jitomir, Brian Shelmadine, E Nassar, J Wismann, Andrew M. Parker, E Deike, Chris Boulton, J Dove, Thomas W. Buford, B Campbell, Paul La Bounty, Matthew B. Cooke, C Rasmussen, Rodney G. Bowden, R Wilson, Richard B. Kreider,
Tópico(s)Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Resumo55 sedentary women (66±5 yrs, 79±11 kg; 44±4% body fat) participated in the Curves circuit resistance-training program 3-d per wk for 14 wks. Subjects were assigned to an exercise only group (E) or a high carbohydrate (HC) or high protein (HP) diet group. Diets consisted of 1,200 kcal/d for 1-wk, 1,600 kcal/d for 9 wks, followed by a 2,100 kcals/d maintenance diet for 4 wks. The HC and maintenance diets contained 55% CHO, 15% PRO, and 30% Fat while the HP diet contained 7–15% CHO, 55–63% PRO, and 30% Fat. SF-36 data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA and are presented as means ± SD changes from baseline after 10 and 14 wks, respectively, for all groups combined. Results revealed that general health (9.3±28, 9.8±25 %, p=0.007), vitality (10.8±39, 13.7±34 %, p=0.005), and mental health (17.7±27, 24.3±23 %, p=0.001) scores significantly increased over time while social functioning scores tended to increase (−5.3±53, 6.4±28 %, p=0.10)in all groups. Physical functioning (−0.7±40, 6.0±36 %, p=0.23), bodily pain (5.4±53, 9.6±50 %, p=0.17), role physical (20.8±100, 26.7±115 %, p=0.13), and role emotional scores (−10.3±67, −11.8±72 %, p=0.29) were not significantly changed over time. No significant interactions were observed among groups. Results indicate that the Curves fitness and weight loss program improves select markers of QOL in senior-aged women.
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