In:
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 51, No. 11 ( 2019-11), p. 2234-2242
Abstract:
Regular exercise can reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease through risk factor modification, with high-intensity exercise and more recently small muscle mass training providing alternatives to moderate-intensity exercise. Methods This study randomly assigned 53 healthy middle-age adults (age, 62 ± 6 yr) to complete 24 sessions (8 wk; 3 d·wk −1 ) of exercise training, using either high-intensity double-leg cycling ( n = 17; HIT DL ), high-intensity single-leg cycling ( n = 18; HIT SL ), or moderate-intensity double-leg cycling ( n = 18; MCT DL ). Biomarkers of cardiovascular risk (total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-c, LDL-c, apo-B48, and glucose), anthropometry measures (body mass, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio), resting blood pressure, and aerobic capacity were assessed pre- and postintervention. Results Total work completed was greater ( P 〈 0.01) in MCT DL (5938 ± 1462 kJ) compared with the HIT DL (3462 ± 1063 kJ) and HIT SL (4423 ± 1875 kJ). Pre- to posttraining differences were observed for waist-to-hip ratio (0.84 ± 0.09 vs 0.83 ± 0.09; P 〈 0.01), resting systolic blood pressure (129 ± 11 vs 124 ± 12 mm Hg; P 〈 0.01), total cholesterol (5.87 ± 1.17 vs 5.55 ± 0.98 mmol·L −1 ; P 〈 0.01), and LDL-c (3.70 ± 1.04 vs 3.44 ± 0.84 mmol·L −1 ; P 〈 0.01), with no differences between conditions. In addition, aerobic capacity increased after training (22.3 ± 6.4 vs 24.9 ± 7.6 mL·kg −1 ·min −1 ; P 〈 0.01), with no differences between conditions. Conclusion These findings suggest that all three modes of exercise can be prescribed to achieve cardiovascular risk reduction in an aging population.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1530-0315
,
0195-9131
DOI:
10.1249/MSS.0000000000002053
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2031167-9
SSG:
31
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