Key result
Both aerobic and resistance training significantly reduced cardiovascular risk factors in women with Parkinson's disease, with aerobic training demonstrating a more pronounced effect.
Why the study?
Patients with Parkinson disease have low mobility and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, but the comparative effects of aerobic versus resistance training on their cardiovascular risk factors were unclear.
Does aerobic or resistance training improve cardiovascular risk factors in women with Parkinson's Disease?
RCT (n=45)
Randomly assigned to one of three groups
Yes
Does aerobic or resistance training improve cardiovascular risk factors in women with Parkinson's Disease?
Both aerobic and resistance training significantly improve cardiovascular risk factors in women with Parkinson's disease, with aerobic training showing a more pronounced effect.
Both exercise types may reduce CV risk factors in PD women, aerobic more so; leaves open optimal regimen pending RCTs.
Background: People with low-mobility are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) are less interested in participating in exercise activities due to the nature of the disease. Regular exercise and physical activity can play protective roles against heart disease by reducing risk factors. This study aimed to compare the effects of aerobic and resistance training on cardiovascular risk factors in women with PD. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out on 45 women with PD who were randomly assigned to one of three groups: aerobic, resistance groups, and control group. Before and after training sessions, variables of weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), heart rate at rest state, maximum oxygen consumption, blood pressure, and lipid profiles of participants were measured. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21 and Paired Sample t-test, ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc test. A significant level of P≤0.05 was considered. Results: Demographics of physiological characteristics of subjects was congruent in all three groups in the baseline. After aerobic and resistance training, levels of triglyceride, LDL, total cholesterol, fat percentage, resting heart rate, weight, BMI and systolic blood pressure were significantly decreased (p<0.05). This change was more pronounced in the aerobic group; in contrast, variables of maximum oxygen consumption and HDL were meaningfully increased in participants of both experimental groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that both types of aerobic and resistance training can reduce the risk factors of cardiovascular disease in women with PD, while the effect of aerobic training on reducing risk factors was more than resistance training.
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Yaghoobi et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Parkinson's Disease (n=45). Aerobic and resistance training vs. Control group (usual drug treatments and routine activities) was evaluated on Cardiovascular risk factors (including weight, BMI, fat percentage, resting heart rate, maximum oxygen consumption, LDL, HDL, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood pressure) (p=<0.05). Both aerobic and resistance training significantly reduced cardiovascular risk factors in women with Parkinson's disease, with aerobic training demonstrating a more pronounced effect.
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