Quality of life, muscle endurance
Conditions
Interventions
Participated in this study 31 teachers: 16 in Resistance Training Group and 15 teachers in the Control Group. The muscle endurance training consisted of two sets of 15 repetitions of knees flexion and
Other
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Paraná Setor Litoral
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Effective municipal elementary school teachers, working in classrooms, directly with the students; General health condition; Sedentarysm for at least eight weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Teachers retired; Current pathology or early that prevented evaluations and/or exercises; Participated in other programs that included physical exercises and evaluations that were incomplete data.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No increase in of quadriceps and hamstrings peak torque and rate of force development after 7 weeks of training, assessed by load cell; No musculoskeletal symptoms decrease after 7 weeks of training, using the Nordic Questionnaire.;Increase in at least 5% of quadriceps and hamstrings peak of torque and rate of force development after 7 weeks of training, assessed by load cell; Musculoskeletal symptoms decrease in 5% after 7 weeks of training, using the Nordic Questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in at least 10% of quadriceps and hamstrings muscle strength after 7 weeks of training, assessed by 10 maximal repetitions (10RM). ;Increase in 67% of quadriceps and 53% of hamstrings muscle strength after 7 weeks of training, assessed by the 10 maximum repetition test (10RM). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAnna Raquel Gomes
Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR
Outcome results
None listed