Benefits of whole-body vibration training on arterial function and muscle strength in young overweight/obese women

Autor: Jacob Pacilio, Salvador J. Jaime, Joy Post, Arturo Figueroa, Stacey Alvarez-Alvarado, Michael J. Ormsbee, Jeremiah C. Campbell
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Hypertension Research
ISSN: 1348-4214
0916-9636
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2016.178
Popis: The early arterial dysfunction linked with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle heightens the likelihood of suffering from future cardiovascular events. Whole-body vibration training (WBVT) may improve systemic arterial stiffness (brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV)) and muscle strength in pre- and post-menopausal women. However, the effectiveness of WBVT to impact the arterial segments included in baPWV is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of WBVT on aortic and leg arterial stiffness in young sedentary overweight/obese women. Thirty-eight young (21 years) overweight/obese women were randomized to WBVT (n=25) or a nonexercising control (CON, n=13) groups for 6 weeks. PWV, brachial and aortic blood pressures (BP), wave reflection (augmentation index (AIx)) and leg muscle strength measurements were acquired before and after 6 weeks. WBVT significantly reduced carotid-femoral PWV (aortic stiffness, P
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