Aerobic, resistance and combined training and detraining on body composition, muscle strength, lipid profile and inflammation in coronary artery disease patients

ABSTRACT

Fifty-six elderly individuals diagnosed with coronary artery disease participated in the study and were divided into four groups: an aerobic exercise group, a resistance exercise group, a combined (aerobic + resistance) exercise group and a control group. The three exercise groups participated in 8 months of exercise training. Before, at 4 and at 8 months of the training period as well as at 1, 2 and 3 months after training cessation, muscle strength was measured and blood samples were collected. The resistance exercise caused significant increases mainly in muscle strength whereas aerobic exercise caused favourable effects mostly on lipid and apolipoprotein profiles. On the other hand, combined exercise caused significant favourable effects on both physiological (i.e. muscle strength) and biochemical (i.e. lipid and apolipoprotein profile and inflammation status) parameters, while the return to baseline values during the detraining period was slower compared to the other exercise modalities.

KEYWORDS:

• Combined training
• concurrent training
• body composition
• muscle strength
• lipid profile
• inflammation

Acknowledgements

This work has been granted by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation under the framework “Research Infrastructure”, action “New Infrastructure”, Project ΕΡYΝΕ/0506/17.

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Funding

This work has been granted by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation under the framework “ Research Infrastructure”, action “New Infrastructure”, Project ΕΡYΝΕ/0506/17.