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Effects of the Curves® fitness & weight loss program in women with medically managed conditions: training adaptations
Author(s) -
Ferreira M,
Li R,
Parker A,
Galbreath M,
Jitomir J,
Serra M,
Beavers K,
Dove J,
Culbertson J,
Shelmadine B,
Curts C,
Moreillon J,
Byrd M,
Deike E,
Rasmussen C,
Wilson R,
Kreider R
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.2_supplement.792
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , zoology , bench press , physical fitness , circumference , vo2 max , analysis of variance , physical therapy , weight loss , repeated measures design , endocrinology , obesity , biology , resistance training , mathematics , heart rate , blood pressure , statistics , geometry
116 sedentary women (50±9 yrs, 162±6 cm; 96±21 kg; 45±5% body fat) with medically‐managed conditions were assigned to an exercise & no diet group (E) or a low calorie high carbohydrate (HC) or high protein (HP) diet. Diets consisted of 1,200 kcal/d for 1‐wk and 1,600 kcal/d for 9 wks of either HC (55% C, 15% P, 30% F) or HP (15% C, 55% P, 30% F). Subjects participated in a supervised Curves fitness program 3‐d per wk. Fitness and health measurements were obtained at 0 and 10 weeks and were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA. Data are presented as means ± SD changes from baseline. Training significantly increased (p<0.05) 1RM bench press (12±19%), 1RM leg press (13±25%), BP lifting volume (29±47%), LP lifting volume (33±62%), and relative peak oxygen uptake (7±14%) while decreasing waist circumference (−3.4±5 cm), hip circumference (−3.1±5 cm), resting HR (−4.1±14 %), and resting RPP (−5.2±20 %). No differences were observed in changes in resting SBP (−1.4±12 %, p=0.21) or DBP (−0.5±14 %, p=0.46). No significant differences were observed among groups. Results indicate that the Curves fitness and weight loss program improves selected markers of fitness in women with medically‐managed conditions.