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Published on: July 5, 2017
Home-based resistance training improves arterial stiffness in healthy premenopausal women
Takanobu Okamoto1, Mitsuhiko Masuhara, Komei Ikuta
1Institute of Health Science and Applied Physiology, Kinki Welfare University, 1966-5, Takaoka, Fukusaki-cho, Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo 679-2217, Japan. tokamoto@sw.kinwu.ac.jp
Abstract:
The present study investigates the effect of home-based resistance training on arterial stiffness in healthy premenopausal women. Twelve healthy non-smoking and normotensive women who were not actively involved in regular physical exercise (aged 42-55 years) performed home-based resistance training twice weekly for 10 weeks using body weight and light dumbbells. Each training session required approximately 40 min to complete. Arterial stiffness was measured using brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV). We also determined serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, glucose, triglyceride, insulin, and adiponectin and calculated the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), an index of insulin resistance. After home-based resistance training, baPWV, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, insulin, and the HOMA-IR decreased, whereas adiponectin increased (P < 0.05) and levels of HDL cholesterol, glucose, triglyceride, blood pressure, and heart rate remained unaffected. These results suggest that home-based resistance training benefits vascular function in healthy premenopausal women.
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