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

Author(s): Ciolac, Emmanuel Gomes ; Greve, Júlia Maria D'Andréa

Date: 2011

Origin: Oasisbr

Subject(s): Exercise; Obesity; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Heart rate; Muscle strength


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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

Document Type Journal article
Language English
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