Key result
Both 8-week endurance and resistance training improved cardiovascular recovery from stress and reduced everyday life stress compared to a wait-list control group.
Why the study?
To test the effects of 8-week endurance and resistance training programmes on cardiovascular stress responses, life stress, and coping.
Does an 8-week endurance or resistance training program improve cardiovascular stress responses, life stress, and coping in untrained healthy female students?
Comparison
8-week endurance training vs 8-week resistance training vs wait list control
Design
Randomised trial
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Supports either endurance or resistance training for stress reduction in young women; extends evidence to resistance modalities.
RCT (n=52)
Randomized
Does an 8-week endurance or resistance training program improve cardiovascular stress responses, life stress, and coping in untrained healthy female students?
Both endurance and resistance training over 8 weeks effectively improve cardiovascular recovery from stress and reduce self-reported life stress in healthy, untrained young women.
Chovanec et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in Healthy (n=52). Endurance and resistance training vs. Wait list control was evaluated on Cardiovascular stress responses, life stress, and coping. Both 8-week endurance and resistance training improved cardiovascular recovery from stress and reduced everyday life stress compared to a wait-list control group.
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