Functional strength training may increase speed for runners who are slower to start with. For runners with a starting half-mile time of 300 seconds, adding the training had an average effect of increasing speed by 8.4 seconds. But for runners with a starting time of 180 seconds, the change was not statistically significant. However, the training protocols in this study were not well-defined, so...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of an 8-week training period of strength training alone (GR), or combined strength and endurance training (GCOM), followed by 12-weeks of de-training (DT) on body composition, power strength and VO2max adaptations in a schooled group of adolescent girls. METHODS Sixty-seven healthy girls recruited from a Portuguese public high sc...

the aim of this study was to determine the effect of resistance training for 10 weeks on muscle strength, lean body mass, serum myostatin, and insulin resistance in obese-overweight men. seventeen obsess-overweight men(age:=43.1±4.7 yr, body mass index = 29.1±2.17 kg/m2) participated in the study the subjects were randomly assigned to resistance training (n=9) and control (n=8) groups. resistan...

introduction: the prevalence of chronic diseases increases with age. increased production of reactive oxygen species involves in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetic vascular complications, and heart failure. the present study aimed to explore the effects of resistance training on plasma hydrogen peroxide (h2o2) level of ageing wom...

background pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important agents causing nosocomial infections worldwide. multidrug resistance of isolated bacteria from nosocomial infections makes it difficult and sometimes impossible to treat. objectives the aim of the present study was to investigate the antibiotic resistance and association between blaimp and blavim genes with resistance to meropenem a...

resistance exercise is associated with increased oxidative stress. however, it is not completely obvious how resistance training intensity can affect the rest levels of oxidative stress indexes. therefore, the aim of the present research was to study the effect of moderate resistance (mr) and high resistance (hr) training on oxidative stress. 20 males (age: 20.6±0.7 yr, height: 1.74±0.06 m, wei...

background: physical exercise and herbal treatment with antioxidant property induce a favorable effect on glucose metabolism in diabetic patients. the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of resistance training combined with green tea extract consumption on blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetic rats. forty male wistar diabetic rats aged 5 months and weights 290 ± 20 wer...

BACKGROUND This study examined the feasibility of implementing the EnhanceFitness Program (formerly Lifetime Fitness Program), an evidence-based exercise program, at congregate-meal sites that generally serve low-income older adults. METHODS A 12-week aerobic and strength training exercise program was held at senior centers 3 times a week. RESULTS The mean age of the 31 participants was 73....