Chronic Effects of Different Types of Neuromuscular Training on Hemodynamic Responses Estimated VO 2max , and Walking Performance in Older People

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 1
• Main Authors: Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martin, de Oliveira Sant'Ana, Leandro, Vianna, Jeferson Macedo, Machado, Sergio, Bezerra, Jani Cleria Pereira, Corey, Matthew T, Scartoni, Fabiana Rodrigues
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 30-12-2022
• Subjects: Aged; Blood Pressure - physiology; Hemodynamics; Humans; Oxygen Consumption; Walk Test; Walking - physiology; resistance training; elderly; VO2max; health; hemodynamics
• ISSN: 1660-4601

This paper investigated the effects over time of different forms of neuromuscular training on hemodynamic responses, the estimated VO
, and walking performance. 105 older adults were randomly organized into three groups: RG
, RG
, and the Control Group (CG). RG
and RG
did 4 weeks of adaptation phase training and 12 weeks of intervention with different loads: moderate loads for RG
. and higher loads for RG
. A pre- and post-evaluation of the resting heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), double product (DP), estimated VO
, and walking performance were assessed. Significant differences were observed for SBP, DBP, HR, and DP. For SBP, a post-evaluation reduction was observed only in RG
(
= 0.007) and when comparing RG
with the Control Group (
< 0.000). For the absolute VO
a significant improvement was seen in RG
compared to RG
(
= 0.037) and CG (
< 0.000). For the relative VO
RG
scored significantly higher than RG
(
< 0.000) and CG (
< 0.000), post-intervention. For the walk test, a significant reduction in completion times was observed for RG
(
= 0.027) and RG
(
< 0.000), and for RG
compared to RG
(
= 0.000) and CG (
< 0.000). Resistance training can be an excellent strategy for hemodynamic and cardiorespiratory improvement in the elderly.