RT journal article
T1 A short-term circuit resistance programme reduced epicardial fat in obese aged women
A1 Rosety Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel
A1 Pery Bohórquez, María Teresa
A1 Rodríguez Pareja, María Antonia
A1 Díaz Ordóñez, Antonio Jesús
A1 Rosety, Jesús María
A1 García Gómez, Natalia
A1 Brenes Martín, Francisco
A1 Rosety Rodríguez, Manuel
A1 Toro Cebada, Rocío
A1 Ordóñez Muñoz, Francisco Javier
A1 Rosety Rodríguez, Ignacio
A2 Anatomía y Embriología Humana
A2 Cirugía
A2 Medicina
K1 Aged
K1 Resistance training
K1 Visceral fat
K1 Myoglobin
K1 Creatin kinase
AB Introduction: this study was conducted to ascertain the effects of resistance circuit training on epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in obese aged women. A secondary objective was to assess muscle damage induced by supervised resistance training to confirm the intervention program was effective and safe. Methods: in the present interventional study, a total of 48 obese aged women were recruited from the community. Twenty-four of them were randomly assigned to perform a 12-week resistance circuit training programme, 3-days per week. This training was circularly performed in 6 stations: arm curl, leg extension, seated row, leg curl, triceps extension and leg press. The Jamar handgrip electronic dynamometer was used to assess maximal handgrip strength of the dominant hand. Two experienced observers assessed EAT by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography. Lastly, serum samples were analysed using one-step sandwich assays for creatine kinase activity (CK) and myoglobin (MB) concentration. Results: as was hypothesized, resistance training significantly reduced EAT thickness (8.4 ± 1.0 vs. 7.3 ± 1.3 mm; p = 0.014; d = 0.76) in the experimental group. Resistance training induced no significant changes in markers of muscle damage such as CK (181.6 ± 36.9 vs. 194.2 ± 37.8 U/l; p = 0.31) and MB (62.4 ± 7.1 vs. 67.3 ± 7.7 ng/ml; p = 0.26). No significant changes in any of the tested outcomes were found in the control group. Conclusion: resistance training reduced EAT in aged obese women. A secondary finding was that the training program was effective and safe. While current results are promising, future studies are still required to consolidate this approach in clinical application.
PB Grupo Aula Medica S.A.
SN 0212-1611
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38371
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38371
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026