TITLE:
Varied Aerobic Intensity Effects on Hormonal, Anthropometric, and Health Changes
AUTHORS:
Elizabeth C. Wuorinen, Kylie Cowens, Stefan Wuorinen, Sophie LeClerc, Jeffrey Wuorinen
KEYWORDS:
Middle-Aged Women, Aerobic Training, Resistance Training, Metabolites, Hormones, Circumference
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Molecular and Integrative Physiology,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
29,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this project was to
examine the effects of a 20-week training study, which included varied aerobic
exercise intensity and identical resistance and flexibility training, on circumference,
body mass, hormonal, health/fitness and psychophysical measures. Methods:
Thirty-two of 40 recruited overweight middle-aged women were randomized into
two training groups: low-intensity (LOW: -40% VO2peak and
high-intensity (HIGH: -80% VO2peak), for a 20-week training program.
Participants were weighed, measured, underwent VO2peak graded
exercise tests, and had blood drawn pre-training and at 10- and 20-weeks. Results:
Both groups experienced significant body mass loss at 10- and 20-weeks (LOW: p and circumference loss (10-weeks—LOW: waist, hip, and thigh regions (p leptin may have contributed to the energy intake during
laboratory trials.