Treinamento de força e sintomas de infecções respiratórias em mulheres pós-menopausadas

Autor: Nathalia Ferreira Camarço, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto, Jonato Prestes, Dahan da Cunha Nascimento, Adriana Terciotti de Oliveira, Rodrigo Dias, Fabrício Cieslak, Carlos A. Silva, Kleverton Krinski, Vitor Alexandre Pezolato, Ronaldo Júlio Baganha
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: ConScientiae Saúde, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 586-594 (2014)
ISSN: 1983-9324
1677-1028
Popis: Introduction:Among the various symptoms associated with the menopause,nocturnal transpiration, vaginal dryness, heat waves, psychological alterationsrelated with depression, as well as the decrease of immune response can bementioned.Objective:To investigate the effects of resistance training on the in-tensity of the symptoms for upper respiratory tract infections in postmenopausalwomen.Methods:The study included 16 sedentary post-menopausal women(58.67 ± 6.12 years) allocated to the control group and training. All responded arecall questionnaire about the frequency and intensity of upper respiratory tractinfections symptoms by a standardized scale over the eight weeks of the inter-vention.Results:Similar levels were presented as the response of the intensity ofthe symptoms of infections of the upper airways during the intervention to thecontrol group (r = -0.75, p = 0.028) and training (r = -0.78, p = 0.029).Conclusion:The resistance training was considered safe as regards symptoms of infection ofthe upper respiratory tract, since there was no worsening of the clinical profile.Key words:Infection; Immune system; Menopause; Resistance training.
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