Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Alone or in Combination With Maximal Voluntary Contractions on Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromotor Fitness in Obese Male Adolescents
Cintia Renata Sousa-Gonçalves,
Gabriella Tringali,
Sofia Tamini,
Roberta De Micheli,
Davide Soranna,
Redha Taiar,
Danúbia Sá-Caputo,
Eloá Moreira-Marconi,
Laisa Paineiras-Domingos,
Mario Bernardo-Filho,
Alessandro Sartorio
Affiliations
Cintia Renata Sousa-Gonçalves
Departamento de Biofisica e Biometria, Laboratorio de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gabriella Tringali
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy
Sofia Tamini
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy
Roberta De Micheli
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy
Davide Soranna
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Redha Taiar
Université de Reims Champagne–Ardenne, GRESPI EA 4694, Reims, France
Danúbia Sá-Caputo
Departamento de Biofisica e Biometria, Laboratorio de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eloá Moreira-Marconi
Departamento de Biofisica e Biometria, Laboratorio de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Laisa Paineiras-Domingos
Departamento de Biofisica e Biometria, Laboratorio de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mario Bernardo-Filho
Departamento de Biofisica e Biometria, Laboratorio de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alessandro Sartorio
Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
Musculoskeletal and neuromotor fitness (MSMF) is reduced in obesity. Physical exercise (including whole-body vibration exercise [WBVE]) is reported to improve components related to MSMF. The aim of the study is to evaluate the acute effects of WBVE and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), alone and in combination, on the cardiorespiratory and MSMF in obese adolescents. Eight obese adolescents performed 3 tests (WBVE, MVC, and MVC + WBVE) in different days and randomly. The outcome measures were diastolic blood pressure (DBP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ), handgrip strength (HS), one-leg standing balance (OLSB) test, sit-and-reach (SR) test, stair climbing test (time: T SCT and power: P SCT ), and sit-to-stand test (time: T STS and power: P STS ). No significant changes were observed in SBP, DBP, MAP, and SpO 2 after the 3 tests, only an HR increase being observed after MVC + WBVE ( P < .01) and MVC alone ( P < .05). No significant differences were found in HS, OLSB, T STS , and P STS after the 3 different sessions. An increase in SR was found after MVC + WBVE, MVC, and WBVE ( P < .01, P < .05, and P < .01, respectively), while a decrease in T SCT ( P < .01) and an increase in P SCT were observed only after WBVE ( P < .01). Taking into account the positive WBVE effects on cardiorespiratory and MSMF, WBVE might represent a nonimpact, viable, and safe exercise suitable for obese patients, which need MSMF improvement without overloading joints.