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Impact of Moderate-Intensity Multicomponent Training on Cardiometabolic Health-Related Outcomes in Older Adults With
Enzo Berbery1,2, Vitor de Salles Painelli1,3, Paulo Vitor Suto Aizava1,2
1Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Intervention in Health Promotion, Postgraduate Program in Health Promotion, Cesumar Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation, Maringa, Parana, Brazil.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a moderate-intensity multicomponent training (MCT) program on body composition, physical function, glycaemic control and lipid profiles in overweight and obese older people.
Methods:
This single-arm quasi-experimental study included 48 male (n = 10) and female (n = 38) overweight (n = 27) and obese (n = 21) older individuals (69.2 ± 4.3 years; 76.4 ± 12.3 kg; 1.60 ± 0.1 m; 30.3 ± 4.7 kg·m2) who were subjected to a 36-week moderate-intensity MCT intervention, including strength, stretching, endurance and balance exercises, twice a week, along with nutritional counselling and psychoeducation. Body composition, physical function (upper- and lower-body strength endurance, lower-body flexibility and dynamic balance), fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c) levels were assessed before and after 12, 24 and 36 weeks of intervention. Food consumption was evaluated at baseline and after 36 weeks.
Results:
Except for TC (p = 0.58; W = 0.014), a significant improvement was detected in LDL-c (p < 0.001; W = 0.132) and HDL-c (p < 0.001; W = 0.195), as well as in fasting glucose (p < 0.001; W = 0.556). Upper- and lower-body strength endurance (both p < 0.0001, W = 0.447 and W = 0.175, respectively), lower-body flexibility (p = 0.02; W = 0.068) and dynamic balance (p = 0.04; W = 0.060) also improved in response to MCT. However, all body composition outcomes remained unchanged throughout the MCT intervention (all p > 0.05). Similarly, no significant differences were identified in the food intake variables (all p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
Our moderate-intensity MCT program effectively improved physical function, glycaemic control and lipid profile, but not body composition, in overweight and obese older adults.
