The effect of complex exercise rehabilitation program on body composition, blood pressure, blood sugar, and vessel elasticity in elderly women with obesity

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a novel combined training protocol on sleep quality and body composition of healthy elderly women. The study sample consisted of 8 sedentary elderly individuals with mean (±SD) of 67 (±8) years of age, 96.0 (±7.8) mg/dL fasting blood glucose, 94.4 (±36.1) mg/dL triglycerides, 179.1 (±22.4) mg/dL total cholesterol, 57.2 (±15.7) mg/dL high-density lipoprotein (HDL), 103.1 (±25.2) mg/dL low-density lipoprotein (LDL), 125.3 (±8.4) mmHg systolic blood pressure, and 72.6 (±10.1) mmHg diastolic blood pressure. The training protocol consisted of resistance training exercises (approximately 18-minute duration) combined with aerobic exercises (approximately 26-minute duration), performed interspersed in the same session, for 8 weeks (3 times a week), with a 24-hour interval rest between each session. Continuous variables were expressed as the mean (±standard deviation) and the paired sample t-test compares baseline with final measurement. The results showed a significant improvement (p=0.01) in quality of sleep (4.9 ± 1.5 versus 3.8 ± 1.8 for total PSQI index) without body significant improvements in the fat-free mass (59.9 ± 4.0 versus 60.5 ± 4.4; p=0.20) and fat mass (40.1 ± 4.0 versus 39.5 ± 4.4; p=0.20) in healthy elderly women. In this sense, the novel combined training proposed may be an effective alternative or adjunct to present therapies aimed at improving the sleep quality in this population.

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Effect of 12 Weeks of Combined Exercise on Body Composition, Blood Pressure, Blood Lipids and Blood Glucose in Elderly Women

The Korean Journal of Growth and Development ◽

10.34284/kjgd.2020.11.28.4.571 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 571-578

Author(s):

Ju-hyun Lee ◽

Dae-seung Yang

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Composition ◽

Blood Glucose ◽

Blood Lipids ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Combined Exercise

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A Study on Body Composition, Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Levels Among Bengali Hindu and Santals Using Cultural Consonance Model

Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India ◽

10.1177/2277436x211008315 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2277436X2110083

Author(s):

Priyanka Kanrar ◽

Nivedita Som ◽

Subho Roy

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Composition ◽

Blood Sugar ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Principal Component ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Cultural Consonance ◽

Lifestyle Pattern ◽

Sugar Levels ◽

The City

We examined how the perception/beliefs towards lifestyle and the actual lifestyle are related to body composition, blood pressure and blood sugar levels among Santals and Hindu caste populations using the cultural consonance model. The study involved 210 individuals (109 Bengali Hindu and 101 Santals), aged 18–50 years living in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. Principal component analyses were performed to extract the components from the variables used in perception towards lifestyle. Multiple linear regression analyses and multivariate analysis of covariance were used to understand association of body composition, blood pressure and blood sugar levels with both the perception towards and actual lifestyle and ethnicity, respectively. Results showed that there is a difference between perception towards and actual pattern of lifestyle among the members of two ethnic groups, indicating low cultural consonance. However, both the variables were associated with body composition, blood pressure and blood sugar levels, but not ethnicity, after removing the effects of socio-demographic and lifestyle variables. We conclude that shared knowledge and perception towards healthy lifestyle among individuals, perhaps encoded in own culture, often fail to get translated in actual lifestyle pattern and eventually affect physical health.

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Rehabilitation effect of the combination of Nordic walking and breathing training during stroke recovery in elderly women

Academy of medicine and sports ◽

10.15829/2712-7567-2020-2-14 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 9-13

Author(s):

Yu. A. Bukov ◽

L. M. Bukova ◽

V. V. Bridko

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Exercise Tolerance ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Rehabilitation Program ◽

Circulation Type ◽

Stroke Recovery ◽

Hemodynamic Parameters

Aim. To study the rehabilitation effect of the combination of aerobic and breathing exercise during stroke recovery in elderly women.Material and methods. The study was carried out on the basis of a geriatric home for 3 months. It involved 24 women aged 60-70 years at a long-term period after an ischemic stroke. The physical rehabilitation program for patients with mild neurological consequences consisted of two blocks: respiratory and aerobic exercise. Hemodynamic parameters, respiratory function, and exercise tolerance was assessed.Results. Preliminary examination of women revealed low respiratory reserves. The most significant changes were recorded in relation to bronchial patency. The hypokinetic circulation type with high blood pressure was determined, while the mean dynamic pressure significantly exceeded 100 mm Hg. The implementation of the physical rehabilitation program provided a stable positive effect with an increase in the functional respiratory reserves and exercise tolerance, the optimization of cardiovascular homeostasis. Parameters of bronchial patency increased significantly in comparison to the initial level (p<0,01). Aerobic exercise provided a decrease in the heart rate (p<0,05). The resulting effect of rehabilitation was a decrease in the main hemodynamic parameters, a change in the circulation type with an increase in the cardiac index to 2,10±0,1 l/m2, (p<0,01). In the control group, the rehabilitation effect was less pronounced and mostly associated with a decrease in blood pressure.Conclusion. A long-term stay of patients after ischemic stroke in a geriatric home opens up wide opportunities for effective recovery using rehabilitation programs.

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The Effects of Flexibility and Resistance Exercise for 16 weeks on the Blood Pressure, Blood Lipid and Body Composition in Elderly Women

The Korean Journal of Growth and Development ◽

10.34284/kjgd.2021.05.29.2.227 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 227-235

Author(s):

Da-Wit Kim ◽

Sang-Keun Shin

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Composition ◽

Resistance Exercise ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Blood Lipid

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Body composition and physical ability of trained and non-trained elderly women

Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis ◽

10.12697/akut.2019.25.04 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 51-57

Author(s):

Kertu Hernits ◽

Ivi Vaher

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Composition ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Body Height ◽

The Body ◽

Lower Body ◽

Timed Up And Go ◽

Physical Ability ◽

Stand Test ◽

Sit To Stand

Body composition and physical ability affect the life quality and health condition of elderly people. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare body composition and physical ability of regularly trained and non-trained elderly women. 22 elderly women in the average age 74 years were divided into two groups based on their physical activity: twice a week training and non-training groups. Body weight, body height, blood pressure and waist-hip ratio were measured, and the body composition was evaluated with a SECA 525 analyser. A handgrip strength test, a “Timed Up and Go” test, “Five Times Sit to Stand” test were also performed by the participants. Based on the results of the study, the following conclusions were made: regularly training women had lower body mass index and systolic blood pressure than non-trained women in the same age; regularly training women had lower body fat mass and higher total body water, fat-free mass and muscle mass than non-training women in the same age; regularly training women had greater hand grip strength than nontraining women in the same age; regularly training women performed “Five Times Sit to Stand” test and “Timed Up and Go” test faster than non-training women in the same age.

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INTERARM SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE DIFFERENCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH PREVALENCE OF CARDIO VASCULAR DISEASES- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN POLICE WORKER

International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies ◽

10.32553/ijmbs.v4i11.1524 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (11) ◽

Author(s):

Somesh Raju ◽

Rina Kumari ◽

Sunita Tiwari ◽

NS Verma

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Blood Sugar ◽

Pressure Difference ◽

Systolic Pressure ◽

Working Environment ◽

Vascular Events ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Blood Pressure Difference ◽

High Prevalence

Background: Interarm systolic blood pressure difference more than 10 mm of Hg is predictor of cardiovascular and metabolic risk. Despite of sufficient physical activity there is high prevalence of obesity in police personal because of stressful working environment. No studies have addressed the significance of interarm pressure difference among them. Therefore, the present study conducted to access the relation of interarm blood pressure difference with obesity in police personnel. Aims and Objective: To estimate the interarm pressure difference in police personal to see its association with their obesity. Material and Method: This cross-sectional observational study done on 245 police workers in PAC, Sitapur, India. Subjects having more than ten years of working experience were included in study. Anthropometric measurements of subject recorded by following standard protocol. Measurement of systolic pressure in both arm recorded simultaneously by mercury sphygmomanometer. Available data analyze and expressed in percentage, mean with SD and chi square test to see the significance of association. Results: According to anthropometric results of subjects 77.14 prcent subjects were having generalised obesity and 82.04 percent of subjects having abdominal obesity. 34.29 percent of subjects showed abnormally high (?10 mmHg) inter-arm systolic blood pressure difference. Both type of obesity showed positive association with blood sugar level but no association with interarm pressure difference. Conclusion: Interarm blood pressure difference is greater in individual having obesity or prolong duration of service. Such subjects are more susceptible to develop coronary artery disease or peripheral arterial disease in future. Early screening can help to detect the vascular events likely to occur in the future Keywords: Body mass index, Waist circumference, Interarm pressure difference, Random blood sugar

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