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Body Composition and hemodynamic profile of active 

adults and active older adults after 9 months of exercise
Leitão13, L; Leitão2, A.; Louro3,H CIDESD 2019 ‐ International Congress
1 1Superior Education School, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Setubal, Portugal; 1‐2 February 2019, University Institute of Maia ‐ ISMAI
2 Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic;
3 Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior, Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Santarém, Portugal

Sedentary lifestyles are increasingly prevalent in program but was not statistically significant in
our society. Cardiovascular problems and booth groups.
increased body mass are prevalent in this type Figure 1. BF% and BP Results
of lifestyle with greater incidence in advanced Systolic P (mmHg)
Diastolic P (mmHg)
ages (Ford & Caspersen, 2012; INSEF, 2016; Kim, 84 140
2018). Prevention of cardiovascular disease 82 135
80 130
through physical exercise is very important on 78
76 125
preventing disease and quality of life of older E‐01 E‐02 E‐03 E‐04 E‐01 E‐02 E‐03 E‐04
Group A 82 81 81 80 Group A 136 133 132 131
adults. The risk factors for this decease like high Group B 80 79 79 78 Group B 138 137 138 136
blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight Group A Group B Group A Group B
and obesity, diabetes mellitus, and physical BF%
inactivity can be changed through exercise 42
40
(AHA, 2005; Chodzko‐Zajko et al., 2009). 38
36
34
32
30
Objective: As main purpose of the study we E‐01 E‐02 E‐03 E‐04
intend to evaluate the effects of training and Group A 37,32 34,87 33,66 33,58
Group B 39,67 38,16 36,29 36,54
detraining during two years of an exercise
Group A Group B
program in blood pressure and resting heart
Conclusions: The results of this study shows
rate of older adults.
that nine months of physical exercise were
enough to improve BF% regardless of the age
Methods: 28 women were divided in two
difference, and this improvement was more
groups by age, (Group A: women’s between 45‐
evident after 3 months in group A and only after
55 years, N=12, 46.6 ± 4.5 years and 161.21±
6 months in group B. Blood pressure did not
11.37cm; Group B: women’s between 55‐65
show any significant changes in booth groups
years, N=16, 63.4± 6.2 years and
despite being in normative values.
158.54±13.53cm) volunteered to participate in a
9 month combined exercise program. The
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Results: Body fat percentage (BF%) improved in


all assessment moments in group A. Blood
pressure (BP) improved after the end of the

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