1. Whole-Body Vibration Increases Cardiopulmonary Performance in the Elderly: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial.
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Pessoa, Maíra Florentino, Cunha Brandão, Daniella, Barros de Sá, Rafaela, Aguiar, Maria Inês R., Muniz de Souza, Helga Cecília, de Melo Barcelar, Jacqueline, Albuquerque Reinaux, Cyda Maria, and Dornelas de Andrade, Armele
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ANALYSIS of variance ,CARDIOPULMONARY system ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,EXERCISE tests ,MUSCLE contraction ,MUSCLE strength ,STATISTICAL sampling ,STATISTICS ,T-test (Statistics) ,VIBRATION (Mechanics) ,DATA analysis ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,OXYGEN consumption ,BLIND experiment ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESISTANCE training ,CARDIOPULMONARY fitness - Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on ergospirometric variables in the elderly. Methods: A total of 31 elderly people were randomly assigned to 1 of the 3 groups--resistance, WBV, WBV + resistance--training twice per week, 3 months, evaluating ventilatory thresholds by ergospirometry and peripheral strength. Results: WBV groups increased ... after training when compared to the resistance group (25.2 ± 1.6 in WBV with P < .001 and 25.2 ± 3.2 in WBV + resistance with P < .001), as the percentage heart rate reserve (resistance = 27%; WBV = 48.4%; and WBV + resistance = 49.9%). Conclusions: In the elderly, WBV increased strength and V o2max, combining into a single program both aerobic and resistance workouts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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