Multicomponent and power training with elastic bands improve metabolic and inflammatory parameters, body composition and anthropometry, and physical function in older women with metabolic syndrome: A 20-week randomized, controlled trial

Pedro Gargallo; Eva Tamayo; Pablo Jiménez-Martínez; Alvaro Juesas; Jose Casaña; Josep C Benitez-Martinez; Javier Gene-Morales; Julio Fernandez-Garrido; Guillermo T Saez; Juan C Colado

doi:10.1016/j.exger.2023.112340

Multicomponent and power training with elastic bands improve metabolic and inflammatory parameters, body composition and anthropometry, and physical function in older women with metabolic syndrome: A 20-week randomized, controlled trial

Exp Gerontol. 2024 Jan:185:112340. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112340. Epub 2023 Dec 11.

Affiliations

¹ Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
² Research Unit in Sport and Health, Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: eva.tamayo@uv.es.
³ Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: alvaro.juesastorres@uchceu.es.
⁴ Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: jose.casana@uv.es.
⁵ Research Group on Physiotherapy Technology and Recovering (FTR), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: josep.benitez@uv.es.
⁶ Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: javier.gene@uv.es.
⁷ Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: julio.fernandez@uv.es.
⁸ Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Service of Clinical Analysis, University Hospital Dr. Peset-FISABIO, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: guillermo.saez@uv.es.
⁹ Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: juan.colado@uv.es.

PMID: 38061437
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112340

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the effects of 20 weeks of multicomponent or power training with elastic bands (EBs) on metabolic and inflammatory blood parameters, body composition, anthropometry, and physical function in older women with metabolic syndrome (MS).

Methods: Ninety participants were randomly assigned to a multicomponent (MCG; n = 30), power (PG; n = 30), or a control group (CG; n = 30). The MCG performed balance, slow-speed strength, and aerobic training, twice per week. The PG completed a high-speed resistance training program twice per week, composed of three to four sets of ten repetitions of six overall body exercises at a perceived rating of effort for the first repetition of 3-4 on the OMNI-Resistance Exercise Scale EB. MS-related variables (glucose, triglycerides, and waist circumference) and cardiometabolic risk factors (high-density lipoprotein [HDL], glycosylated hemoglobin, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL], C-reactive protein, and anthropometric profile) were assessed. Physical function was evaluated through balance, strength, and mobility tests.

Results: An analysis of variance revealed that both training groups similarly improved most glycemic and lipidic profile parameters (p ≤ 0.006; d ≥ 0.46), body composition and anthropometry (p < 0.001; d ≥ 0.41), and physical function (p ≤ 0.005; d ≥ 0.69). Opposed to the PG, the MCG improved balance (p < 0.001; d = 0.96) and decreased the inflammatory status by downregulating C-reactive protein (p = 0.003; d = 0.47). On the other hand, the PG exhibited improvements in handgrip strength (p = 0.006; d = 0.48), while the MCG did not.

Conclusion: Therefore, multicomponent and power training with EBs are plausible strategies for improving the cardiometabolic health status and physical function in older women with MS.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT3455179.

Keywords: Aging; Cardiometabolic risk; Exercise; Metabolic diseases; Physical function; Resistance training.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Anthropometry
Body Composition / physiology
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
Cholesterol, LDL
Female
Hand Strength
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome* / therapy
Resistance Training*

Substances

C-Reactive Protein
Cholesterol, LDL

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT3455179