Conclusions : Currently , there is insufficient evidence about the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise compared to isolated aerobic exercise or usual care on walking performance .
However , despite the low quality of evidence , the combined aerobic and resistance exercise seems to be an effective strategy to improve walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication .
These combined exercise modes or isolated aerobic exercise produce positive and significant results on walking performance .
The usual care approach has a trend to deteriorate the walking performance .
Background : The short-term benefits of aerobic and resistance exercise in subjects affected by Peripheral Arterial Disease ( PAD ) are scarcely examined in interaction .
This study aim ed to identify the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise programs on walking performance compared with isolated aerobic exercise or with the usual care in patients with intermittent claudication .
Effects of resistance training combined with moderate-intensity endurance or low-volume high-intensity interval exercise on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coronary artery disease.
OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of resistance training combined with either moderate-intensity endurance or low-volume high-intensity interval training on cardiovascular risk profiles in patients with coronary artery disease . DESIGN Factorial repeated- measures study design . METHODS Nineteen patients were r and omized into moderate-intensity endurance ( n = 10 ) or high-intensity interval ( n = 9 ) groups , and attended 2 supervised exercise sessions a week for 6-months . The first 3-months involved exclusive moderate-intensity endurance or high-intensity interval exercise , after which progressive resistance training was added to both groups for the remaining 3-months . Fitness ( VO(2)peak ) , blood pressure and heart rate , lipid profiles and health related quality of life assessment s were performed at pretraining , 3 and 6-months training . RESULTS VO(2)peak increased from pretraining to 3-months in both groups ( moderate-intensity endurance : 19.8 ± 7.3 vs. 23.2 ± 7.4 ml kg(-1)min(-1 ) ; high-intensity interval : 21.1 ± 3.3 vs. 26.4 ± 5.2 ml kg(-1)min(-1 ) , p<0.001 ) with no further increase at 6-months . Self-evaluated health and high-density lipoprotein were increased following 6-months of moderate-intensity endurance exercise , while all remaining indices were unchanged . Low-volume high-intensity interval exercise did not elicit improvements in lipids or health related quality of life . Blood pressures and heart rates were unchanged with training in both groups . CONCLUSIONS Findings from our pilot study suggest improvements in fitness occur within the first few months of training in patients with coronary artery disease , after which the addition of resistance training to moderate-intensity endurance and high-intensity interval exercise elicited no further improvements . Given the importance of resistance training in cardiac rehabilitation , additional research is required to determine its effectiveness when combined with high-intensity interval exercise
Conclusions : Currently , there is insufficient evidence about the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise compared to isolated aerobic exercise or usual care on walking performance .
However , despite the low quality of evidence , the combined aerobic and resistance exercise seems to be an effective strategy to improve walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication .
These combined exercise modes or isolated aerobic exercise produce positive and significant results on walking performance .
The usual care approach has a trend to deteriorate the walking performance .
Background : The short-term benefits of aerobic and resistance exercise in subjects affected by Peripheral Arterial Disease ( PAD ) are scarcely examined in interaction .
This study aim ed to identify the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise programs on walking performance compared with isolated aerobic exercise or with the usual care in patients with intermittent claudication .