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Endurance Training vs. Circuit Resistance Training: Effects on Lipid Profile and Anthropometric/Body Composition Status in Healthy Young Adult Women

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  • Gentiana Beqa Ahmeti

    (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Prishtina, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo)

  • Kemal Idrizovic

    (Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, 81400 Niksic, Montenegro)

  • Abdulla Elezi

    (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Prishtina, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo)

  • Natasa Zenic

    (Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia)

  • Ljerka Ostojic

    (Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Abstract

Background: Endurance training (ET) and resistance training (RT) are known to be effective in improving anthropometric/body composition and lipid panel indicators, but there is an evident lack of studies on differential effects of these two forms of physical exercise (PE). This study aimed to evaluate the differential effects of 8-week ET and RT among young adult women. Methods: Participants were women ( n = 57; age: 23 ± 3 years; initial body height: 165 ± 6 cm; body mass: 66.79 ± 7.23 kg; BMI: 24.37 ± 2.57 kg/m 2 ) divided into the ET group ( n = 20), RT group ( n = 19), and non-exercising control group ( n = 18). All participants were tested for cardiovascular risk factors (CRF), including total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides, glucose, and anthropometric/body composition (body mass, body mass index, skinfold measures, body fat %) at the beginning and at the end of the study. Over the 8 weeks, the ET group trained three times/week on a treadmill while the RT group participated in equal number of circuit weight training sessions. Both types of training were planned according to participants’ pre-study fitness status. Results: A two-factor analysis of variance for repeated measurements (“group” × “measurement”) revealed significant main effects for “measurement” in CRF. The “group × measurement” interaction was significant for CRF. The post-hoc analysis indicated significant improvements in CRF for RT and ET. No significant differential effects between RT and ET were evidenced. Conclusions: The results of this study evidence improvements of CRF in young adult women as a result of 8-week ET and RT. The lack of differential training-effects may be attributed to the fact that all participants underwent pre-study screening of their fitness status, which resulted in application of accurate training loads.

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  • Gentiana Beqa Ahmeti & Kemal Idrizovic & Abdulla Elezi & Natasa Zenic & Ljerka Ostojic, 2020. "Endurance Training vs. Circuit Resistance Training: Effects on Lipid Profile and Anthropometric/Body Composition Status in Healthy Young Adult Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:4:p:1222-:d:320465
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