Table 2.
Fitness measurements at pre- and post-exercise training.
| Variable | Circuit Training (n = 20) | Resistance Training (n = 17) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Pre | Post | % Change | Pre | Post | % Change | |
| Adherence to program (%) | 97.1 (1.2) | - | - | 93.9 (1.9) | - | - |
| VO2peak (mg·kg−1·min−1) | 34.6 (4.1) | 36.2 (4.6)* | 4.6 | 35.3 (9.8) | 37.3 (8.1) | 5.6 |
| Balance (s) | 155.6 (26.6) | 296.6 (32.4)* | 90.7 | 108.1 (28.9) | 134.4 (26.9)** | 23.8 |
| Plank pose (s) | 110.8 (46.8) | 149.5 (59.9) | 35.3 | 70.1 (33.9)** | 96.1 (40.7)*,** | 37.9 |
| Wall sit (s) | 99.6 (66.8) | 125.4 (55.5) | 25.9 | 55.7 (32.2)** | 71.2 (41.2)*,** | 29.3 |
| Stair Climb (#) | 304.9 (40.7) | 347.8 (41.1)* | 14.1 | 281.4 (59.1) | 303.8 (62.3)*,** | 7.9 |
| 12-step sprint (s) | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.3) | −3.7 | 2.9 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.4)* | −11.5 |
| Dummy drag (m) | 54.8 (4.8) | 64.5 (4.6)* | 17.4 | - | - | - |
| 1RM Bench Press (kg) | - | - | - | 69.9 (13.3) | 78.9 (13.9) | 12.8 |
| RM/BM Bench Press | - | - | - | 0.77 (0.1) | 0.88 (0.1)* | 14.2 |
| 1RM Leg Press (kg) | - | - | - | 195.1 (61.1) | 216.5 (63.1) | 10.9 |
| RM/BM Leg Press | - | - | - | 2.15 (0.2) | 2.4 (0.2)* | 11.6 |
Mean (± SD). VO2peak, maximal volume of oxygen consumption; Balance, sum of right and left leg balance; 1RM, 1 repetition maximum; RM/BM, 1RM/body mass.
*
p < 0.05 before and after training,
**
p < 0.05 between exercise training groups.