In the authors' words
“A duration of 16 weeks of aerobic or CT improved total and appendicular body composition and metabolic profile but after 6 months of detraining, leg lean mass returned to the values obtained pre-training in CT.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Muscle mass Mixed results
- Bone density Direction not stated
- Blood sugar and insulin Mixed results
- Cholesterol and lipids Direction not stated
About the study
- Type
- Controlled trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 60
- How long
- 16 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise, Aerobic plus resistance
- Cited
- 27 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 28120855
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