Influence of menopause on body fat induced by aerobic training

Influence of menopause on body fat induced by aerobic training

ABSTRACT AIMS to compare the influence of menopause on body fat, induced by a physical training program. METHODS Twenty-one sedentary women, 10 postmenopausal (MN; 54.6 ± 5.1 years, 42.9 ± 4.1 % body fat) and 11 in the ovulatory state (OS; 35.1 ± 5.4 years, 44.1 ± 5.5 % body fat), performed a traini...

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Published in:Motriz : Revista de Educação Física. Unesp Vol. 24; no. 1
Main Authors: Cardoso, Glêbia Alexa, Silva, Raquel Suelen Brito da, Sena, Klécia de Farias, Ferreira, Ana Paula Urbano, Moura, Stephanney Karolinne Mercer Souza Freitas de, Silva, Alexandre Sérgio
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2018
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Subjects:
aerobic exercise
body composition
exercise
menopause
SPORT SCIENCES
aerobic exercise
exercise
body composition
menopause
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Summary:ABSTRACT AIMS to compare the influence of menopause on body fat, induced by a physical training program. METHODS Twenty-one sedentary women, 10 postmenopausal (MN; 54.6 ± 5.1 years, 42.9 ± 4.1 % body fat) and 11 in the ovulatory state (OS; 35.1 ± 5.4 years, 44.1 ± 5.5 % body fat), performed a training program with aerobic exercise (12 weeks, five times / week, 60 minutes per session). Before and after this program, the following measurements were taken: sum of skin fold (∑D), body fat percentage (%F), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and abdominal circumference (AC). RESULTS MN and OS significantly reduced ΣD (38.5 ± 25.1 mm and 27.7 ± 19.4 mm, respectively), but without differences between the groups. MN group women obtained relative reduction in the suprailiac fold, significantly greater than OS (25 ± 10 vs. 11.5 ± 12 mm), and also a greater reduction in the %F (13.5 ± 8% vs. 6.6 ± 6%). There were very slight reductions in WHR in both groups (0.009 ± 0.02 and 0.005 ± 0.03 in MN and OS, respectively), as well as AC (reduction of 3.5 ± 3 cm and 3.9 ± 2.9 cm for MN and OS), with no differences between groups. CONCLUSION The postmenopausal women responded to a training program with a greater reduction of body fat, but in only one of four evaluated body composition variables.
ISSN:1980-6574
1980-6574
DOI:10.1590/s1980-6574201800010012