Influence of multicomponent exercise program or self-selected physical activity on physical, mental, and biochemical health indicators of older women
Authors:   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil, Almeida da Encarnação Samuel Gonçalves ,   Department of Sports Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança Portugal,   Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28670 Madrid, Spain, Lemos Fazolo Sthefany ,   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil, Soares Tomaz Pereira Felipe ,   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil, Pereira da Silva Araújo Daniele ,   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil, Neves de Miranda Cíntia ,   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil, Woyames Ferreira de Castro Pinto Beatriz ,   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil, Forte Pedro ,   Department of Sports Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança Portugal,   Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas do Douro (ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal,   Research Center in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal,   ISCE Research Center (CI-ISCE Douro), 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal, Teixeira José Eduardo ,   Department of Sports Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança Portugal,   Research Center in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal,   Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (IPG), 6300-559 Guarda, Portugal, Barbosa Tiago M. ,   Department of Sports Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança Portugal,   Research Center in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal, Monteiro António Miguel ,   Department of Sports Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), 5300-253 Bragança Portugal,   Research Center in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal, Moreira Osvaldo Costa ,   Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil
Published: April 2023

The aim of this study was to compare physical, mental, and biochemical health indicators of 48 older women (67 ± 1 year) who practiced multicomponent exercise program (ME, n = 25) and self-selected physical activity (PA, n = 23) for 6 months. It was an observational study, which aimed to relate a prospective intervention. Displacement speed, lower limb (LL) power, functional capacity, body composition, biochemical profile, physical activity levels (PAL), sedentary behavior (SB), quality of life (QoL), and mental illness risk (MIR) were evaluated. ME presented better values compared to the PA in the gait speed (p = 0.001, large ES), aerobic capacity (p = 0.0001, large ES), agility/dynamic balance (p = 0.0001, large ES), LL flexibility (p = 0.0003, large ES), UL flexibility (p = 0.04, large ES), upper limb (UL) strength (p = 0.07, moderate ES), Total cholesterol (p = 0.009, large ES), triglycerides (p = 0.003, large ES), creatinine (p = 0.007, large ES), glycated hemoglobin (p= 0.007, large ES), and lower mean glucose value (p = 0.008, large ES). ME was more efficient than PA to improve indicators of gait speed, and functional capacity, regulate glycated hemoglobin, blood glucose, and serum creatinine. Thys study also brings practical applications for coaches, which could adapt and use creativity to develop different types of systematized ME, aiming to enhance positive adaptations in the older people at multilevel outcomes.