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ERIC Number: EJ1234861
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Beneficial Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training Combined with Multicomponent Training in Elderly Active Women
Roldán, Ainoa; Cordellat, Ana; Monteagudo, Pablo; García-Lucerga, Consolación; Blasco-Lafarga, Nieves M.; Gomez-Cabrera, Ma Carmen; Blasco-Lafarga, Cristina
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v90 n4 p547-554 2019
Purpose: This study aims to analyze changes in Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP), lung function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and blood pressure, in 10 healthy active elderly women, following 7 weeks of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) combined with a multicomponent training program (MCTP). The association among these health parameters, their changes after training (deltas), and the influence of MIP at baseline (MIP[subscript pre]) are also considered. Methods: IMT involved 30 inspirations at 50% of the MIP, twice daily, 7 days a week, while MCTP was 1 hr, twice a week. MIP, lung function (FVC, FEV[subscript 1], FEV[subscript 1]/FVC, FEF[subscript 25-75%], PEF), 6MWT, and blood pressure (SBP, DBP), jointly with body composition, were assessed before and after the intervention. Results: Seven weeks were enough to improved MIP (p = 0.019; d = 1.397), 6MWT (p = 0.012; d = 0.832), SBP (p = 0.003; d = 1.035) and DBP (p = 0.024; d = 0.848). Despite the high physical fitness (VO[subscript 2] peak: M = 23.38, SD = 3.39 ml[middle dot]min[middle dot]Kg[superscript -1]), MIP[subscript pre] was low (M = 39.00, SD = 7.63 cmH[subscript 2]O) and displayed a significant negative correlation with [delta]MIP[subscript pre-post] (r = -0.821; p < 0.004), showing that women who started the intervention with lower MIP achieved higher improvements in inspiratory muscle strength after training. Conclusions: No significant changes in spirometric parameters may signal that lung function is independent of early improvements in inspiratory muscles and cardiorespiratory fitness. Absence of correlation between physical fitness and respiratory outcomes suggests that being fit does not ensure cardiorespiratory health in active elderly women, so IMT might be beneficial and should supplement the MCTP in this population.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Valencia)
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