80
Participants
Start Date
December 1, 2023
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2024
One Resistance Training Set (Single Session)
The participants will perform a resistance training session with one set per exercise. The training sequence will be the following: i) 10 minutes of warm-up walking on the treadmill at 50% of maximal walking velocity, ii) 1 set of 10 repetitions at 60% of one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the leg press, iii) 1 set of 10 repetitions at 55% 1RM in the chest press, iv) 1 set of 10 repetitions in the sit-to-stand exercise, v) 1 set of 10 repetitions in the 1-kg medicine ball throw exercise, and vi) 5 minutes walking on the treadmill at 60% of maximal walking velocity.
Three Resistance Training Sets (Single Session)
The participants will perform a resistance training session with three sets per exercise. The training sequence will be the following: i) 10 minutes of warm-up walking on the treadmill at 50% of maximal walking velocity, ii) 3 sets of 10 repetitions at 60% of one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the leg press, iii) 3 sets of 10 repetitions at 55% 1RM in the chest press, iv) 3 sets of 10 repetitions in the sit-to-stand exercise, v) 3 sets of 10 repetitions in the 1-kg medicine ball throw exercise, and vi) 5 minutes walking on the treadmill at 60% of maximal walking velocity.
One Resistance Training Set (8 Weeks)
The participants will perform eight weeks of resistance training with one set per exercise. The training sequence will be the following: i) 10 minutes of warm-up walking on the treadmill at 50% of maximal walking velocity, ii) 1 set of 10 repetitions between 50-70% of one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the leg press, iii) 1 set of 10 repetitions between 40-60% 1RM in the chest press, iv) 1 set of 6-12 repetitions in the sit-to-stand exercise, v) 1 set of 6-12 repetitions in the 1-kg medicine ball throw exercise, and vi) 5 minutes walking on the treadmill at 60% of maximal walking velocity.
Three Resistance Training Sets (8 Weeks)
The participants will perform eight weeks of resistance training with three sets per exercise. The training sequence will be the following: i) 10 minutes of warm-up walking on the treadmill at 50% of maximal walking velocity, ii) 3 sets of 10 repetitions between 50-70% of one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the leg press, iii) 3 sets of 10 repetitions between 40-60% 1RM in the chest press, iv) 3 sets of 6-12 repetitions in the sit-to-stand exercise, v) 3 sets of 6-12 repetitions in the 1-kg medicine ball throw exercise, and vi) 5 minutes walking on the treadmill at 60% of maximal walking velocity.
Control (8 Weeks)
The participants in the control group will maintain their regular daily activities without performing any form of physical exercise.
RECRUITING
University of Beira Interior, Covilha
Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development
OTHER
University of Beira Interior
OTHER