Aerobic training improves quality of life in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Eduardo Caldas
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Sá, Joceline Cássia Ferezini de, Stepto, Nigel Keith, Costa, Ingrid Bezerra Barbosa, Farias Junior, Luiz Fernando, Moreira, Simone da Nóbrega Tomaz, Soares, Elvira Maria Mafaldo, Lemos, Telma Maria Araujo Moura, Browne, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira, Azevedo, George Dantas de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31464
• topic: PCOS; Exercise; Health-related quality of life; Obesity; Affect

Purpose: to investigate the effects of a supervised aerobic exercise training intervention on health-related quality of life (HRQL), cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiometabolic profile, and affective response in overweight/obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: twenty-seven overweight/obese inactive women with PCOS (body mass index, ≥ 25 kg·m−2; age 18 to 34 yr) were allocated into an exercise group (n = 14) and a control group (n = 13). Progressive aerobic exercise training was performed three times per week (~150 min·wk−1) over 16 wk. Cardiorespiratory fitness, HRQL, and cardiometabolic profile were evaluated before and after the intervention. Affective response (i.e., feeling of pleasure/displeasure) was evaluated during the exercise sessions. Results: the exercise group improved 21% ± 12% of cardiorespiratory fitness (P < 0.001) and HRQL in the following domains: physical functioning, general health, and mental health (P < 0.05). Moreover, the exercise group decreased body mass index, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and total cholesterol level (P < 0.05). The affective response varied from “good” to “fairly good” (i.e., positive affective response) in an exercise intensity-dependent manner during the exercise training sessions. Conclusions: progressive aerobic exercise training improved HRQL, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiometabolic profile of overweight/obese women with PCOS. Moreover, the participants reported the exercise training sessions as pleasant over the intervention. These results reinforce the importance of supervised exercise training as a therapeutic approach for overweight/obese women with PCOS