The Efficacy of Functional and Traditional Exercise on the Body Composition and Determinants of Physical Fitness of Older Women: A Randomized Crossover Trial
Table 1
Efficacy of functional training (FT) and traditional training (TT) on the body composition of physically active elderly women.
Moments
TT ⟶ FT (n = 13) 65.92 ± 5.88 years
FT ⟶ TT (n = 19) 64.84 ± 4.34 years
SG (n = 16) 64.19 ± 3.68 years
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Baseline
TT
29.22 ± 6.06
FT
29.57 ± 5.32
25.95 ± 4.68
Post_12_w
28.89 ± 4.96
28.85 ± 5.74
26.08 ± 4.70
Post_20_w
FT
28.96 ± 5.27
TT
28.82 ± 5.70
26.45 ± 4.61
Post_32_w
28.74 ± 5.47
28.87 ± 5.66
26.03 ± 4.69
Fat (%)
Baseline
TT
38.61 ± 4.35
FT
38.43 ± 4.45
35.06 ± 5.40
Post_12_w
37.92 ± 5.58
36.62 ± 4.60
35.63 ± 5.70
Post_20_w
FT
37.92 ± 5.13
TT
38.15 ± 4.72
37.06 ± 5.50A
Post_32_w
37.26 ± 5.05
37.02 ± 5.25
36.00 ± 6.11
Lean mass (kg)
Baseline
TT
39.88 ± 7.04
FT
40.17 ± 5.98
39.55 ± 6.40
Post_12_w
41.27 ± 5.97
41.38 ± 5.99
39.48 ± 6.17
Post_20_w
FT
41.12 ± 7.40
TT
40.71 ± 6.37
38.30 ± 6.52
Post_32_w
41.28 ± 7.55
41.74 ± 6.30A
39.15 ± 6.31
Basal metabolic rate
Baseline
TT
1214.00 ± 224.03
FT
1254.01 ± 194.74
1203.31 ± 193.99
Post_12_w
1252.07 ± 185.92
1260.36 ± 179.30
1200.37 ± 188.02
Post_20_w
FT
1254.76 ± 226.83
TT
1249.21 ± 201.79
1185.75 ± 201.33
Post_32_w
1255.76 ± 229.64
1282.05 ± 202.28
1181.06 ± 196.09
Values presented in mean and standard deviation (M ± SD). A vs. baseline. w: weeks. SG: stretching group.
