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Effect of a 1-year elastic band resistance exercise program on cardiovascular risk profile in postmenopausal women
Cinta Gómez-Tomás1, Iván Chulvi-Medrano2, Juan José Carrasco3
1Department of Physiotherapy, Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 1-year progressive resistance training program using elastic bands on cardiovascular profile parameters in sedentary postmenopausal (>12 months' amenorrhea) women.
Methods:
This longitudinal prospective experimental study included 38 menopausal women who were randomly divided into two groups: an intervention group (IG, n = 18), who completed a progressive resistance training program with elastic bands over the course of 12 months (six exercises for whole body training, three sets × 10 repetitions), and a control group (CG, n = 20) that did not perform any training. Blood analysis and body composition were determined at baseline and 1 year after intervention.
Results:
After the 1-year training program, weight, waist circumference, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and C-reactive protein showed a decrease compared with baseline values in the IG, showing a significant (P < 0.05) improvement in cardiovascular profile. Very-low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides showed a nonsignificant (P > 0.05) improvement. The CG increased significantly in weight and waist circumference, whereas the rest of the variables remained unchanged.
Conclusion:
One year of progressive resistance training with elastic bands has beneficial effects on anti-inflammatory and anthropometric cardiovascular risk factors in menopausal women, including changes in lipid profile.
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