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Int J Sports Med 2023; 44(14): 1075-1085
DOI: 10.1055/a-2156-7142
Training & Testing

Effects of Training on Running Cost and Aerobic Capacity in Individuals with Obesity

Eliane Aparecida Castro
1   Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Science (FC), São Paulo State University (UNESP) at Bauru, Brazil
2   LFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance. Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science-INEF. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
,
Elisangela Silva
3   Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of South of Minas Gerais - IFSULDEMINAS at Muzambinho, Brazil
,
Pedro J Benito
2   LFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance. Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science-INEF. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
,
Cassiano Merussi Neiva 
1   Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Science (FC), São Paulo State University (UNESP) at Bauru, Brazil
4   Graduate Program in Human Developmental and Technologies, Biosciences Institute (IB), São Paulo State University (UNESP) at Rio Claro, Brazil
5   College of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto University, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Dalton Müller Pessôa Filho
1   Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Science (FC), São Paulo State University (UNESP) at Bauru, Brazil
4   Graduate Program in Human Developmental and Technologies, Biosciences Institute (IB), São Paulo State University (UNESP) at Rio Claro, Brazil
› Author Affiliations Funding Information This study took place with the financial support of the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación of Spain (process n. DEP2008–06354-C04–01). The collaboration of E.A.C was possible thanks to the scholarships granted by CAPES, in the scope of the Program CAPES-PrInt, process number 88887.310463/2018–00, International Cooperation Project number 88887.310796/2018–00 (scholarship number: 88887.572557/2020–00). The authors D.M.P.F. and C.M.N. would like also to thank the Program CAPES-PrInt for the scholarship’s numbers 88887.695292/2022–00 and 88887.695289/2022–00. Authors also would like to thanks the “Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of South of Minas Gerais - IFSULDEMINAS” for funding this study partially.
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Abstract

This study investigated running cost (CRun), peak oxygen consumption (V̇ O2peak), and ventilatory threshold (VT1) responses to exercise programs for individuals with obesity. Ninety-four individuals (38.2±7.7 years; 33.4±2.9 kg/m²) were assigned into strength (n=24), endurance (n=26), combined (n=22), and physical activity (control, n=22) groups for 22 weeks, plus diet recommendation. The V̇ O2peak, VT1, and CRun were assessed through a maximal incremental step test. The change of V̇ O2peak in combined (9.9%) differed from the other groups, with lower values in women than men (0.7% vs. 6.2%). The VT1 change in combined (16.4%) differed from the strength (4.9%) and physical activity (1.2%) groups, with the change in endurance (12.7%) also being higher than the physical activity group. Only men in the combined group increased absolute V̇ O2peak, while both sexes increased VT1 in the endurance and combined groups. No effects for groups and sex were significant for CRun in moderate (<VT1) or high-intensity (>VT1) running zones, despite CRun changes in <VT1 and >VT1 zones correlated with the alterations of V̇ O2peak and VT1 (r²=0.29–0.59). Therefore, moderate aerobic exercise stimulus is suitable for VT1 improvement in individuals with obesity, with the increase in CRun associated to the chances of increasing V̇ O2peak in men and when combining strength with aerobic exercises.

Key Words

aerobic training - strength training - cardiorespiratory fitness - exercise economy - sex


Publication History

Received: 24 February 2023

Accepted: 03 August 2023

Article published online:
12 October 2023

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