Author(s): Santos,Gilberto Monteiro dos ; Montrezol,Fabio Tanil ; Pauli,Luciana Santos Souza ; Colantonio,Emilson ; Gomes,Ricardo José ; Rodrigues,Bárbara de Almeida ; Marinho,Rodolfo ; Pauli,José Rodrigo
Date: 2014
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Elderly, diabetic, resistance training, functional fitness.
OBJECTIVE: Investigation of effects of supervised resistance training program on functional fitness in elderly type 2 diabetic patients.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 51 patients from both genders, aged between 60 and 80 years old, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Measurement of body mass index (IMC), waist circumference (PC) and hip circumference (PQ) was evaluated according to previous guidance. Moreover, with measures to PC and PQ waist-hip ratio (WHR) could be calculated. Functional fitness was assessed by some tests to achieve motor evaluation of these elderly people, the tests were five: sit and reach test with the Wells' bank, strength endurance of the arms, agility and dynamic balance, sitting-rising, single-foot balance, and ergospirometry on treadmil.
RESULTS: The exercise training did not induce changes in anthropometric parameters, but improved performance in the sitting-rising test and agility and dynamic balance test. Considering other physical abilities tested (flexibility, balance and aerobic capacity) the sixteen weeks of training were not able to induce significant changes in the diabetic elderly people.
CONCLUSION: The ondulatory resistance training has a positive effect to functional fitness in elderly type 2 diabetic patients, with a higher pronounced effect in the lower limbs.
