Modificaciones de la composición corporal de mujeres pre y posmenopáusicas sometidas a un programa de aeróbic
- Robles Gil, María Concepción
- Muñoz Marín, Diego
- Olcina Camacho, Guillermo Jorge
- Timón Andrada, Rafael
- Maynar Mariño, Marcos Antonio
ISSN: 1886-6581, 0213-3717
Year of publication: 2010
Volume: 45
Issue: 165
Type: Article
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Abstract
Introduction andobjective: Menopause isassociatedwithhormonalchangesandwith several physiologicalchanges,asatendencytoincreasebodyfatmass.Thismayinfluence in anegativewayonhealthstatusinpreandpostmenopausalwomen.Hence,theaimof this studyistoexplainmodificationsinbodycompositioninpreandpostmenopausal women afterperformingandaerobictrainingprogram. Material andmethods: Sedentary women(n=30)wereinvolvedinthisstudywhich performed asixmonthphysicaltrainingprogrambasedinaerobicsessions.Anthropometric analysis wascarriedoutinordertodeterminebodycompositionandbodyfatmass distribution beforeandafterthephysicalprogram. Results: There werenotdifferencesinbodyweight,bodyfatpercentageormusclemass in neitherofgroupsafter6monthperformingtheaerobictraining.Furthermore,there were notstatisticallysignificantchangesinbodyfatdistribution.Weonlyfoundedsome changes intricepsskinfoldinpostmenopausalgroup. Conclusions: Six monthafterperformingaphysicaltrainingbasedinaerobicsessionsdoesnot produce significantchangesinbodycompositioninsedentarypreorpostmenopausalwomen. & 2008ConsellCatala del�Esport.GeneralitatdeCatalunya.PublishedbyElsevierEspan�a,S.L. All rightsreserved.