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Influence of strength training on cardiac risk prevention in individuals without cardiovascular disease

Abstract
It has widely been shown that exercise, particularly aerobic exercise, has extensive cardioprotective
benefits and is an important tool in the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). The present
investigation aimed to determine the multivariate impact of strength training, designed to prevent the
development of CHD, on the Framingham Risk Assessment (FRA) score. Twenty-eight healthy
untrained men with low CHD risk (mean age 28 years and 7 months) participated in an eight-week (3-
d/wk) strength training programme. Self-administered smoking records, resting blood pressures, total
cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC), FRA scores and absolute 10-year risks
for CHD were determined at the pre-test and post-test. After the eight-week period, no significant (p >
0.05) differences were found in number of cigarettes smoked daily, systolic blood pressure, TC, HDLC,
FRA scores and absolute 10-year risks for CHD in both the strength-trained (n = 13) and non-exercising
control (n = 15) groups. The data indicate that strength training did not reduce the risk of developing
CHD and absolute 10-year risk for CHD as assessed by the FRA score.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001650
Date01 September 2009
CreatorsShaw, I, Shaw, BS, Brown, GA
PublisherAfrican Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
FormatPdf
RightsAfrican Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance

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