Key result
Endurance training and combined endurance-strength training both improved lipid metabolism in women with obesity, with no significant differences between groups.
Why the study?
Combined endurance-strength training has been shown to be effective in treating obesity, but the comparative effects of different training programs on endothelial function, lipid metabolism, and atherosclerosis risk in women with obesity remained to be evaluated.
Does combined endurance-strength training improve endothelial function and lipid metabolism compared to endurance training alone in women with obesity?
Population
39 obese women aged 28-62
Comparison
Endurance training vs combined endurance-strength training
Design
Randomized trial
Authors
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Both improved lipids but only endurance training benefited endothelial function; leaves open optimal regimen for atherosclerosis risk in obese women.
RCT (n=39)
randomized
Does combined endurance-strength training improve endothelial function and lipid metabolism compared to endurance training alone in women with obesity?
Both endurance and combined training improve lipid metabolism in obese women, but endurance training alone may be more favorable for improving endothelial function.
Ratajczak et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Obesity (n=39). Endurance training vs. Combined endurance-strength training (20 minutes strength at 50-60% 1RM and 25 minutes endurance at 60-80% HRmax) was evaluated on Endothelial function, lipid metabolism, and risk of atherosclerosis. Endurance training and combined endurance-strength training both improved lipid metabolism in women with obesity, with no significant differences between groups.
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