Resistance Training and Sarcopenic Obesity Elderly Women
Sarcopenic Obesity, Inflammation, Functional Capacity

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sarcopenic Obesity focused on measuring resistance training, inflammatory markers, functional capacity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 60 years old or more;
- presented sarcopenic obesity SO [which was defined by the simultaneous presence of sarcopenia and obesity (Batsis et al., 2015; Studenski et al., 2014), whereas women were considered sarcopenic if appendicular lean soft tissue (LST) <15.02 kg, and obese if percentage of body fat ≥ 35% (Batsis et al., 2015)];
- physically independent;
- free from cardiac or orthopedic dysfunction;
- not receiving hormonal replacement and/or thyroid therapy;
- not using equipment that would compromise the accomplishment of protocols and tests;
- not performing any regular physical exercise more than once a week over the six months preceding the beginning of the investigation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- individuals with any metallic implant or artificial pacemaker, who had undergone surgery, who were unable to perform the tests and trainings;
- volunteers who failed the medical examination for any reason;
- refused or were unable to give consent.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
experimental intervention
control group
The training group performed the resistance training (RT) program. All participants were personally supervised by physical education professionals with substantial RT experience. The sessions were performed 3 times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, wirh 3 sets of 10-15 repetition maximums (RM).The RT program was performed in the following order: chest press, seated row, triceps pushdown, preacher curl, horizontal leg press, knee extension, leg curl, , and seated calf raise. Participants were afforded a 1 to 2 min rest interval between sets and 2 to 3 min between each exercise. The training load was consistent with the prescribed number of repetitions for the three sets of each exercise.
The control group did not perform any type of physical exercise during the intervention period.