Repercussions of training and detraining by waterbased exercise on functional fitness and quality of life: a short-term follow-up in healthy older women

Repercussions of training and detraining by waterbased exercise on functional fitness and quality of life: a short-term follow-up in healthy older women

Repercussões do treinamento e destreinamento de hidroginástica com base na aptidão funcional e qualidade de vida: um curto prazo de seguimento em mulheres idosas saudáveis

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of short-term exercise detraining on the functional fitness of older women after
a 12-week water-based exercise (WE) program.
METHODS: Healthy older women (trained (TR) group) were submitted to 12 weeks WE (three 45 min sessions perweek) followed by a 6-week detraining period. A group of aged-matched women without any exercise training (UNgroup) were evaluated during the same period. The aerobic power, measured by VO2max and 800 metersperformance, and the neuromuscular fitness and quality of life were evaluated. All assessments were made at ,baseline, after 12 weeks of training and after 4 and 6 weeks of detraining.
RESULTS: No changes were found for the UN group during the follow-up study, but WE induced significant improvement in aerobic capacity, neuromuscular fitness and quality of life score. However, the upper and lower body strength, agility, flexibility, and body balance returned to UN levels (p.0.05) after 6 weeks of detraining.
CONCLUSIONS: The results confirmed that 12 weeks of WE improves the functional fitness parameters and quality of life of older women. However, after a short detraining period of 4–6 weeks, the neuromuscular parameters and the quality of life score returns to baseline or untrained subject levels.

KEYWORDS: Older women; Water-based exercise; Functional fitness; Detraining.

Bocalini DS, Serra AJ, Rica RL, dos Santos L. Repercussions of training and detraining by water-based exercise on functional fitness and quality of life:
a short-term follow-up in healthy older women. Clinics. 2010;65(12):1305-1309.
Received for publication on July 16, 2010; First review completed on August 9, 2010; Accepted for publication on September 20, 2010
E-mail: bocalini@fcr.epm.br


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