Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Prishtina, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo.
Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, 81400 Niksic, Montenegro.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 14;17(4):1222. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041222.
Endurance training (ET) and resistance training (RT) are known to be effective in improving anthropometric/body composition and lipid panel indicators, but there is an evident lack of studies on differential effects of these two forms of physical exercise (PE). This study aimed to evaluate the differential effects of 8-week ET and RT among young adult women.
Participants were women ( = 57; age: 23 ± 3 years; initial body height: 165 ± 6 cm; body mass: 66.79 ± 7.23 kg; BMI: 24.37 ± 2.57 kg/m) divided into the ET group ( = 20), RT group ( = 19), and non-exercising control group ( = 18). All participants were tested for cardiovascular risk factors (CRF), including total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides, glucose, and anthropometric/body composition (body mass, body mass index, skinfold measures, body fat %) at the beginning and at the end of the study. Over the 8 weeks, the ET group trained three times/week on a treadmill while the RT group participated in equal number of circuit weight training sessions. Both types of training were planned according to participants' pre-study fitness status.
A two-factor analysis of variance for repeated measurements ("group" × "measurement") revealed significant main effects for "measurement" in CRF. The "group x measurement" interaction was significant for CRF. The post-hoc analysis indicated significant improvements in CRF for RT and ET. No significant differential effects between RT and ET were evidenced.
The results of this study evidence improvements of CRF in young adult women as a result of 8-week ET and RT. The lack of differential training-effects may be attributed to the fact that all participants underwent pre-study screening of their fitness status, which resulted in application of accurate training loads.
耐力训练（ET）和抗阻训练（RT）已被证实可有效改善人体测量学/身体成分和血脂指标，但对于这两种形式的体育锻炼（PE）的差异影响，显然缺乏研究。本研究旨在评估 8 周 ET 和 RT 对年轻成年女性的差异影响。
参与者为女性（=57；年龄：23±3 岁；初始身高：165±6cm；体重：66.79±7.23kg；BMI：24.37±2.57kg/m），分为 ET 组（=20）、RT 组（=19）和非运动对照组（=18）。所有参与者在研究开始和结束时均接受心血管风险因素（CRF）测试，包括总胆固醇、高密度脂蛋白（HDL）、低密度脂蛋白（LDL）、甘油三酯、葡萄糖和人体测量学/身体成分（体重、体重指数、皮褶测量、体脂%）。在 8 周内，ET 组每周在跑步机上训练 3 次，而 RT 组则参加同等次数的循环力量训练。两种类型的训练均根据参与者的预研究健康状况进行计划。
重复测量的两因素方差分析（“组”ד测量”）显示 CRF 存在显著的“测量”主效应。CRF 的“组×测量”交互作用显著。事后分析表明 RT 和 ET 对 CRF 均有显著改善。RT 和 ET 之间没有显示出差异效应。
本研究结果表明，8 周的 ET 和 RT 可改善年轻成年女性的 CRF。缺乏差异训练效果可能归因于所有参与者都进行了健康状况的预研究筛选，这导致应用了准确的训练负荷。
