The effect of progressive resistance training on the blood lipid profile in post-menopausal women

Viljoen, Janet Erica

Title: The effect of progressive resistance training on the blood lipid profile in post-menopausal women
Creator: Viljoen, Janet Erica
Subject: Weight training for women -- Physiological aspects
Subject: Weight training -- Physiological aspects
Subject: Exercise for women -- Physiological aspects
Subject: Physical fitness for women -- Physiological aspects
Subject: Energy metabolism
Subject: Middle aged women -- Health and hygiene
Date Issued: 2009
Date: 2009
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MSc
Identifier: vital:5113
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005191
Identifier: Weight training for women -- Physiological aspects
Identifier: Weight training -- Physiological aspects
Identifier: Exercise for women -- Physiological aspects
Identifier: Physical fitness for women -- Physiological aspects
Identifier: Energy metabolism
Identifier: Middle aged women -- Health and hygiene
Description: The main purpose of this study was to assess the effect of progressive resistance training on the blood lipid profile in post-menopausal women. Thirty-four female subjects aged 50 to 75 years were selected from the population of Grahamstown, South Africa. All participants were previously sedentary and possessed at least one lipid profile abnormality but were otherwise healthy. Pre-tests included a sub-maximal stress Electrocardiogram, measures of stature, mass, central and limb girths as well as an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a total blood lipid profile. Participants took part in a 24-week progressive resistance training programme, consisting of three supervised sessions per week, each lasting 45 minutes and were not permitted to lose more than 10% of initial body mass during the 24-week study. All pre-test measures, excluding the stress ECG and the OGTT, were repeated every four weeks for the duration of the study. Results were that body mass, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio did not change. Girth measures at mid-humerus, chest, waist, hip, mid-quadricep and mid-gastrocnemius all decreased significantly (p=0.05). LDL-cholesterol increased significantly over the course of 24 weeks (3.61mmol.L-1 to 4.07mmol.L-1) as did total cholesterol (5.81mmol.L-1 to 6.24mmol.L-1). Triglyceride concentration remained unchanged and HDL-cholesterol decreased significantly between the pre-test measure (1.55mmol.L-1) and the measure after six months (1.42mmol.L-1). It can be concluded that the blood lipid profile in a sample of post-menopausal women was not positively affected by a progressive resistance training programme over a 24 week period.
Description: Maiden name: Kelly, Janet Erica
Format: 232 p.
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University
Publisher: Faculty of Science, Human Kinetics and Ergonomics
Language: English
Rights: Viljoen, Janet Erica

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