Exercise-induced improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness and heart rate response to exercise are impaired in overweight/obese postmenopausal women

• Autor(es): Ciolac, Emmanuel Gomes ; Greve, Júlia Maria D'Andréa
• Data: 2011
• Origem: Oasisbr
• Assunto(s): Exercise; Obesity; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Heart rate; Muscle strength
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the heart rate response to exercise and the exercise-induced improvements in muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness and heart rate response between normal-weight and overweight/obese postmenopausal women. METHODS: Sedentary women (n = 155) were divided into normal-weight (n = 79; BMI