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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 442-449Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/a-0574-3166
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anthropometry; bioelectrical impedance; body composition; specific BIVA
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This study aimed to present a suspension exercise training program suitable for older adults and to verify the effect of 12 weeks of training on handgrip strength (HS) and anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance parameters in older adults. Thirty older women (age 66.1 +/- 4.7 years, BMI 30.6 +/- 5.3kg/m(2)) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a training group (TG, n=15) or a control group (CG, n=15). The TG participated in a 12-week suspension training program, while the CG maintained their normal physical activity habits for the duration of the study. Anthropometric, bioelectrical impedance and strength parameters were evaluated before and after the intervention period. There was a significant group by time interaction (p<0.05) for triceps, biceps, subscapular skinfold, percentage of fat mass, phase angle (PhA), resistance, reactance, specific resistance, specific reactance and HS, with significant improvements in the TG after the intervention period (p<0.05) even after adjusting for age and BMI. The results suggest that suspension training promotes increases in PhA and HS in older women.
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