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. 2016 Mar 25;33(2):127–137. doi: 10.5604/20831862.1198209

TABLE 4.

Health benefits after RS training in healthy participants: body composition, bone mineral density, blood pressure, metabolic and cardiac adaptations.

Study:
Authors/Years
Participants:
N/sex/Age(years)
Training:Type/duration/volume/intensity (Fc max) Adaptations: Body composition, Blood pressure, metabolic and cardiac function
Andersen et al. [6] 37/ F/36.5±8.2 16 weeks: 2 x 1h/week Mean BP: Right ventricular diameter Peak systolic velocity
A) RS
B) RN
C) Control
A) ↓6%
B) ↓3.7%
C) NC
A) ↑12%*
B) ↑10%*
C) NC
A) ↑26%*
B) ↑17%*
C) NC
Bangsbo et al. [31] 53/F/19– 47 16 weeks, 2 x 1h/week Muscle enzymes Number of capillaries per fibre
CS HAD
A) RS
B) RN
C) Control
A) ↑9%
B) ↑12%
C) NC
A) ↑8%

B) NC
C) NC
A) ↑18%*
B) NC
C) NC
Barene et al. [30] 118/F/ 45.8 40 weeks: 0-12 week: 5 x 1h/week 12-40 week: 2-3 x 1h/week. % fat Total BMC (g) Plasma osteocalcin (µg/l) Plasma leptin (µg/l)
A) RS
B) Zumba training
C) Control
A) ↓1.2%*
B) ↓2.2% *
C) NC
A) ↑39.3 *
B) NC
C) NC
A) ↑6.6*
B) NC
C) NC
A) ↓6.6*
B) NC
C) NC
Connolly et al. [33] 44/ F/ 20-45 16 weeks: 2 x 13,5 min/week: BF (%): Decrease of PCr:
A) RS
B) Vibration training
C) Control
A) ↓ 1.7 ± 2.4% *
B) NC
B) NC
A) ↓ 4 ± 8%
B) NC
B) NC
Helge et al. [5] 65/ F/ 36.5 14 weeks: Total v BMD in left tibia: Total v BMD in right tibia:
A) RS: 1.8 x 1h/week
B) RN: 1.9 x 1h/week
C) Control
A) ↑ 2.6%*
B) ↑ 0.7%*
C) NC
A) 2.1%*
B) 1.1%*
C) NC
Helge et al. [28] 36/M/68.2 12 months: 2-3 x 40-50min/week: BMD in proximal femur Plasma osteocalcin
A) RS
B) RST
C) Control
A) ↑5.4%*
B) NC
C) NC
A) ↑46%*
B) NC
C) NC
Krustrup et al. [24] 38/M/20-43 12 weeks: 2-3 x1h/week: muscle fibre area number of capillaries per fibre
A) RS
B) RN
C) Control
A) ↑15%*
B) NC
C) NC
A) ↑22%*
B) ↑16%*
C) NC
Krustrup et al. [25] 36/M/20-43 12weeks: 2-3 x 1h/week: Fat mass LDL-cholesterol
A) RS
B) RN
C) Control
A) ↓3.0%*
B) ↓1.8%*
C) NC
A) ↓14.81%*
B) NC
C) NC
Krustrup et al. [26] 97 (43M, 54F)/9–10 10 Weeks: 3 x 40 min/week: left ventricular posterior wall diameter (mm) [2]Global isovolumetric relaxationTime (ms)
A) RS
B) Control
A) ↑ 0.4 ± 0.7
B) ↓ 0.1± 0.6
A) ↑3.8 ± 10.4 *
B) ↓0.9 ± 6.6
Randers et al. [9] 17/M/20-43 12 weeks: 2.4 x 1h/week Mean fiber area SBP (mmHg) Leg bone density Leg bone mass
54 weeks: 1.3 x 1h/week
A) RS: 81-82% HRmax
B) Control
A) ↑10%*
B) NC
A) ↓8*
B) NC
A) ↑2%*
B)NC
A) ↑3.5%*
B) NC

Note: RS = recreational soccer training; RN = running training; RST = resistance training; BP = blood pressure; BMD = bone mineral density, M = male; F =female; NC= Non-significant changes; ↑ = improvement; ↓ = decrease; LBM = lean body mass; BMC = Bone mineral content; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = High-density lipoprotein.