The effects induced by swimming training on rats submitted to normal and hypercaloric diets
Alice Cristina Antonio dos Santos,
Marcelo Papoti,
Fúlvia De Barros Manchado Gobatto,
Mariana Rotta Bonfim,
Robson Chacon Castoldi,
Regina Celi Trindade Camargo,
José Carlos Silva Camargo Filho
Affiliations
Alice Cristina Antonio dos Santos
Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Campus de Presidente Prudente.
Universidade do Oeste Paulista - Unoeste.
Marcelo Papoti
Physical Education and Sport Escola de Educação Física of Ribeirao Preto. Av. Bandeirantes, 3900. Monte Alegre. 14049-907 - Ribeirao Preto, SP – Brazil.
Fúlvia De Barros Manchado Gobatto
Campinas State University, College Applied Science. Pedro Zaccaria, 1300. Limeira, SP – Brazil
Mariana Rotta Bonfim
Department of Physical Therapy. Laboratory for Muscle Plasticity´s Analysis. Sao Paulo State University. Presidente Prudente-SP. Brazil. Roberto Simonsen Street, 300, Centro Educacional - Presidente Prudente - SP. Fone: (018) 3229-5822 Fax: (018) 3229-5488.
Robson Chacon Castoldi
Campinas State University. Medical Science Department.
University of Western São Paulo. Physical Education Department.
Department of Physical Therapy. Laboratory for Muscle Plasticity´s Analysis. Sao Paulo State University. Presidente Prudente-SP. Brazil. Roberto Simonsen Street, 300, Centro Educacional - Presidente Prudente - SP
Regina Celi Trindade Camargo
Department of Physical Therapy. Laboratory for Muscle Plasticity´s Analysis. Sao Paulo State University. Presidente Prudente-SP. Brazil. Roberto Simonsen Street, 300, Centro Educacional - Presidente Prudente - SP
José Carlos Silva Camargo Filho
Department of Physical Therapy. Laboratory for Muscle Plasticity´s Analysis. Sao Paulo State University. Presidente Prudente-SP. Brazil. Roberto Simonsen Street, 300, Centro Educacional - Presidente Prudente - SP.
The main aim of the present study was to analyse the effects induced by six weeks of swimming periodized training (SPT) on the aerobic capacity (AC) and body weight (BW), on rats fed with either normal or hypercaloric diets. Twenty-four Wistar rats (90 days old) were divided in two groups: Normocaloric (NG, n = 12) and Hypercaloric (HG, n = 12). The rats were fed with respective diets (NG or HG) for eight weeks and then underwent SPT for six weeks. Before (pre) and after (post) the SPT, the animals were submitted to an AC determination, using a ”Chassain Test” . There was no significant changes to AC in the HG group (pre = 5.59 ± 4.56% BW vs. post = 4.45 ± 1.66% BW), but in the NG group it increased significantly (pre = 3.95 ± 2.42% BW vs. post = 4.48 ± 1.18% BW).
