Resistance Exercise Training in the Older Population With Obesity

"Training with resistance exercises for upper and lower limbs will be carried out 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) for 12 weeks for all participants. The training will follow the guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine (American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand. Progression Models in Resistance Training for Healthy Adults, 2009) and will consist of a 5-minute cardiovascular warm-up on a cycle ergometer, followed by weight training. Resistance training will be carried out with exercise machines: 5 sets of leg press, leg extension and leg flexion for lower limbs and 3 sets of chest press and triceps extension for upper limbs. Subsequently, the participants will perform global flexibility exercises for 5 minutes to return to calm."