Effects of multicomponent training on functional capacity and anthropometric indices in postmenopausal women: a pilot study
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v74.116913Keywords:
activities of daily living, aging, Exercise, health, personal autonomyAbstract
Introduction: Multicomponent Training (MT) is a method that emphasizes multiple physical qualities related to daily life. Thus, it is believed that MT can generate important changes in components of functional capacity and anthropometric indices of postmenopausal women. As observed in other models of physical exercise, since it involves physical effort that follows the same biological and methodological principles as sports training, it can generate positive stimuli for muscle mass gain and reduction of body fat deposits, thereby reflecting an improvement in activities of daily living.
Objective: To evaluate the effects of the MT program on the functional capacity and anthropometric indices of postmenopausal women.
Methods: Thirty women were allocated to the MT (n=15; 64.4 ± 3.1 years, 29.5 ± 4.8 kg/m²) and Control Group (CG) (n=15; 63.5 ± 4.3, 31.2 ± 5.6 kg/m²). The training protocol lasted 12 weeks. The functional capacity assessment was based on the following time-based tests: Put on and take off a t-shirt (PTS); Five times sit-to-stand test (FTSST); Standing up from the prone position (SPP); Sit and get up from the chair and move around the house (SCMA); and Gallon-Jug Shelf-Transfer Test (GJST). Anthropometric indices consisted of the waist-hip ratio and body mass index.
Results: The MT promoted a reduction in the time required to perform the Tests of PTS (Pre=14.1 ± 2.8; Post=12.8 ± 2.4; p<0.05), FTSST (Pre=7.74 ± 1.5; Post=5.9 ± 1.2 p<0.05); SPP (Pre=2.75 ± 1.2; Post=2.27 ± 0.6; p<0.05), SCMA (Pre= 34.39 ± 4.2; Post=31.3 ± 4.4; p < p<0.05), and GJST (Pre=10.82 ± 1.2; Post = 9.43 ± 1.1; p<0.05) when compared to the CG and over time. However, no differences in anthropometric indices were detected.
Conclusion: MT effectively improves the functional capacity of postmenopausal women but does not induce changes in anthropometric indices.
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