Circuit weight training or walking exercise in elderly patients with medicated diabetes and hypertension

• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues,Rosilene Andrade Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Voltarelli,Fabrício Azevedo, Carvalho,Conceição de Maria Moita Machado de, Schauffert,Giulia, Fett,Waléria Christiane Rezende, Fett,Carlos Alexandre
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/366
• topic: aging; blood glucose; physical fitness; rehabilitation.

<p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> There are different types of exercises, but the circuit weight training is less prescribed for the elderly in order to corroborate the control of glycaemia and hypertension.<br> <b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To compare the acute and chronic effects of circuit weight training or walking exercises on capillary glucose, physical fitness, and arterial blood pressure of the elderly women.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Twelve weeks of circuit weight (n = 14) or walking (n = 9) were performed 3 times a week at the intensity of 40 to 60% heart rate, 11 to 13 in the Borg Scale. The elderly patients with medicated hypertension and diabetes (users of &#946;-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and oral hypoglycemic) were selected.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The capillary glucose decreased in both groups in acute and chronic effects of exercise (p <u>&lt;</u> 0.05). The systolic blood pressure increased in acute moment only in the circuit weight (+6 mmHg, p <u>&lt;</u> 0.05) without differences in the diastolic blood pressure. The right handgrip, the balance of right and left legs, the sitting and standing test were improved in walking (p <u>&lt;</u> 0.05), and flexibility in circuit weight (p <u>&lt;</u> 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the left handgrip, subscapularis, lumbar back, and abdominal circumference, three-meters walking under line. There was no difference in the comparison between groups.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The two types of exercises improve metabolic rehabilitation. Only 12 weeks of the circuit weight training seems to be a short period to induce higher physical performance in elderly women.</p>