Colado Juan C, Triplett N Travis, Tella Victor, Saucedo Pedro, Abellán José
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009 May;106(1):113-22. doi: 10.1007/s00421-009-0996-7. Epub 2009 Feb 10.
To investigate effects of 24 weeks of resistance training with aquatic resistance devices or elastic bands (EB) on markers of cardiovascular health and physical capacity. Forty-six healthy, sedentary postmenopausal women participated. The groups were aquatic exercise (AE; n = 15), EB (n = 21), and control (n = 10). Venous blood chemistry included cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and apolipoprotein B. Physical capacity was assessed by the sit-and-reach, knee push-up, 60-s squat, and abdominal crunch tests. Both AE and EB, respectively, showed a significant (P <or= 0.05) decrease in body fat (14.56, 11.97%) and diastolic blood pressure (8.03, 5.88%), and a significant increase in fat-free mass (2.88, 1.22%), sit-and-reach (27.94, 44.2%), knee push-ups (84.74, 51.59%), and 60-s squats (65.76, 46.04%). AE also showed a significant increase in abdominal crunches (28.11%). Aquatic resistance training can offer significant physiological benefits in health and performance that are comparable to those obtained from EB in this population.
为研究使用水上阻力装置或弹力带进行24周抗阻训练对心血管健康标志物和身体能力的影响。46名健康、久坐的绝经后女性参与了研究。分组为水上运动组（AE；n = 15）、弹力带组（EB；n = 21）和对照组（n = 10）。静脉血生化指标包括胆固醇、甘油三酯、葡萄糖和载脂蛋白B。身体能力通过坐位体前屈、跪姿俯卧撑、60秒深蹲和仰卧起坐测试进行评估。AE组和EB组的体脂率（分别下降14.56%、11.97%）和舒张压（分别下降8.03、5.88）均显著降低（P≤0.05），去脂体重（分别增加2.88、1.22%）、坐位体前屈（分别增加27.94、44.2%）、跪姿俯卧撑（分别增加84.74、51.59%）和60秒深蹲（分别增加65.76、46.04%）均显著增加。AE组的仰卧起坐也显著增加（增加28.11%）。水上抗阻训练在健康和身体表现方面能带来显著的生理益处，与该人群中弹力带训练的效果相当。
