Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 43 elderly participants will participate in a dance-based exercise program during 16 weeks. The program will consist of 3 sessions/week of 50 minutes of regional dance. The session
Behavioural
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Sponsors
Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes – HUOL
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both sexes; age equal or superior to 60 years; fit for physical exercise; pharmacological plan unchanged in the last 4 weeks; agreeing to participate in any of the groups; not participating in a regular exercise program in the last 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not signing the consent term; history of cardiovascular diseases or events; limiting chronic lung disease; chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis; uncontrolled hypertension; diabetes in use of insulin or decompensated; high alcohol consumption; uncorrected limitations of language, hearing or sight; contraindication for exercise, shown in the cardiopulmonary exercise test; cognitive impairment according to the MEEM and/or RAVLT tests; progressive neurological disorders; cancer requiring treatment in the last two years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through maximal incremental exercise test, shown as a increase of at least 3.5 ml/kg/min in peak oxygen consumption between the pre- and post-intervention measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of the 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure levels after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring,shown as a statistically significant variation (p<0.05) between the pre- and post-intervention measurements ;Improvement in heart rate variability after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through R-R intervals, shown as a statistically significant variation (p<0.05) between the pre- and post-intervention measurements ;Improvement in body composition after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, shown as a statistically significant variation (p<0.05) between the pre- and postintervention measurements ;Improvement in functional capabilities after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through Senior Fitness Test, shown as a statistically significant variation (p<0.05) between the pre- and post-intervention measurements ;Improvement in cognitive performance after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through computerized tests, shown as a statistically significant variation (p<0.05) between the pre- and post-intervention measurements ;Improvement in metabolic profile after 16 weeks of dancing, verified through biochemical analysis of plasma levels of cholesterol and fractions, triglycerides and fasting glucose, shown as a statistically significant variation (p<0.05) between the pre- and post-intervention measurements | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLudmila Cabral
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
Outcome results
None listed