Exercise training improves overall physical fitness and quality of life in older women with coronary artery disease
| Autor: | Mark J. Haykowsky, Bill Black, Arthur Quinney, Chihya Hung, Robert C. Welsh, Bill Daub |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Strength training Physical fitness Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Physical exercise Coronary Artery Disease Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Coronary artery disease Physical medicine and rehabilitation Oxygen Consumption Quality of life One-repetition maximum Medicine Aerobic exercise Humans Prospective Studies Treadmill Muscle Skeletal Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Exercise Therapy Physical Fitness Physical therapy Physical Endurance Quality of Life Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Chest. 126(4) |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| Popis: | Background: Older women with coronary artery disease (CAD) have reduced peak aerobic power ( o 2 peak), muscle strength, and quality of life (QOL). Exercise interventions that can improve o 2 peak and muscle strength may also result in an improvement in QOL. This study compared the effect of aerobic training (AT) or combined aerobic and strength training (COMT) on o 2 peak, distance walked in 6 min, upper- and lower-extremity maximal strength, and QOL in 18 women (age range, 60 to 80 years) with documented CAD. Methods: After baseline testing, subjects were randomly assigned to AT (treadmill and cycle exercise, n = 9) or COMT (treadmill and cycle exercise plus upper- and lower-extremity strength training, n = 9), and each group exercised 3 d/wk for 8 weeks. Results: Both AT and COMT resulted in a similar increase in o 2 peak, distance walked in 6 min, lower-extremity strength, and emotional and global QOL. COMT improved upper-extremity strength, and physical and social QOL, which was unchanged after AT. Conclusions: Older women with CAD should perform aerobic and strength training to attain optimal improvements in overall physical fitness and QOL. |
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