Medicina (May 2020)

Effects of 12 Weeks of Resistance Training on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in School Adolescents

  • Lorrany da Rosa Santos,
  • Silvan Silva de Araujo,
  • Erlânyo Francisco dos Santos Vieira,
  • Charles dos Santos Estevam,
  • Jymmys Lopes dos Santos,
  • Rogério Brandão Wichi,
  • Fábio Bessa Lima,
  • Carla Roberta Oliveira Carvalho,
  • Felipe José Aidar,
  • Anderson Carlos Marçal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56050220
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56, no. 5
p. 220

Abstract

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Background and objectives: The practice of physical exercise, especially resistance exercise, is important for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular risk factors in adult individuals. However, there are few studies on its effects on adolescent individuals. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of applying a 12-week resistance training program on cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents. Materials and Methods: Thus, 122 adolescents aged 13–16 years of both genders participated in the study from school in the city of Lagarto, Sergipe (SE), Brazil, divided into two groups: Control Group (CG) and Group undergoing resistance training (RTG). Blood collection and anthropometric measurements were performed before and after the 12-week resistance training program (RTP). Results: After 12 weeks of the RTP in the adolescents, there was a reduction in the triglyceride variables (9.55%, p = 0.0286), Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) (5.42%, p = 0.0244), non-High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL) (5.40%, p = 0.0019), blood glucose (6.71%, p = 0.0040), systolic blood pressure (10.13%, p p = 0.0003). Conclusions: It was concluded that a 12-week RTP can prevent and/or alleviate the development of several chronic degenerative diseases in adulthood and that resistance training is important for maintaining the health of adolescents.

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