The association between resistance exercise and cardiovascular disease risk in women

Drenowatz, Clemens; Sui, Xuemei; Fritz, Stacy L.; Lavie, Carl J.; Beattie, Paul; Church, Timothy S.; Blair, Steven N.

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2014.09.009

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“…(7) Additionally, studies examining measured muscle strength and cardiovascular disease have shown that grip strength is associated with fewer cardiovascular risk factors as well as a lower risk of cardiovascular events. (13, 22)…”

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Strength Training and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Shiroma

Cook

Manson

et al. 2017

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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Purpose To examine the association of strength training with incident type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. Methods We followed 35 754 healthy women (mean age, 62.6 years, range 47.0 – 97.8) from the Women's Health Study, who responded to a health questionnaire that included physical activity questions in 2000; assessing health outcomes through annual health questionnaire through 2014 (average (SD) follow-up = 10.7 (3.7) years). Incident type 2 diabetes (N cases = 2120) and cardiovascular disease (N cases = 1742) were confirmed on medical record review. Cases of cardiovascular disease were defined as confirmed cases of myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary artery bypass graft, angioplasty, or cardiovascular disease death Results Compared to women who reported no strength training, women engaging in any strength training experienced a reduced rate of type 2 diabetes of 30% (hazard ratio: 0.70, 95% confidence interval: 0.61, 0.80) when controlling for time spent in other activities and other confounders. A risk reduction of 17% was observed for cardiovascular disease among women engaging in strength training (HR: 0.83, 95% CI: 0.72, 0.96). Participation in both strength training and aerobic activity was associated with additional risk reductions for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared to participation in aerobic activity only. Conclusions These data support the inclusion of muscle-strengthening exercises in physical activity regimens for reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, independent of aerobic exercise. Further research is needed to determine the optimum dose and intensity of muscle-strengthening exercises.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strength Training and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Shiroma

Cook

Manson

et al. 2017

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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“…Regular physical exercise is associated with numerous health benefits to reduce the progression and development of obesity, T2D, and CVD (9–14). Several randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that lifestyle interventions including moderate exercise and a healthy diet improve cardiovascular health in at-risk populations (72, 73). Individuals with metabolic syndrome who participated in a 4 month program of either a diet (caloric restriction) or exercise intervention had reduced adiposity, decreased systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure, and lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol lipid profiles compared to the control group (12).…”

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Effects of Exercise to Improve Cardiovascular Health

Pinckard

Baskin

Stanford

2019

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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Obesity is a complex disease that affects whole body metabolism and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular disease. Exercise prevents both the onset and development of cardiovascular disease and is an important therapeutic tool to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease. Some benefits of exercise include enhanced mitochondrial function, restoration and improvement of vasculature, and the release of myokines from skeletal muscle that preserve or augment cardiovascular function. In this review we will discuss the mechanisms through which exercise promotes cardiovascular health.

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“…Evidence has accumulated that suggests that engaging in some form of muscle strengthening activity, such as RT, has an impact on a range of health and morbidity related risk factors [41–45], multi-morbidity risk [46, 47], and all-cause mortality [48–50], across both healthy and clinical populations. However, a question remains as to how important a place RT should have in current physical activity and exercise guidelines for public health.…”

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A higher effort-based paradigm in physical activity and exercise for public health: making the case for a greater emphasis on resistance training

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It is well known that physical activity and exercise is associated with a lower risk of a range of morbidities and all-cause mortality. Further, it appears that risk reductions are greater when physical activity and/or exercise is performed at a higher intensity of effort. Why this may be the case is perhaps explained by the accumulating evidence linking physical fitness and performance outcomes (e.g. cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, and muscle mass) also to morbidity and mortality risk. Current guidelines about the performance of moderate/vigorous physical activity using aerobic exercise modes focuses upon the accumulation of a minimum volume of physical activity and/or exercise, and have thus far produced disappointing outcomes. As such there has been increased interest in the use of higher effort physical activity and exercise as being potentially more efficacious. Though there is currently debate as to the effectiveness of public health prescription based around higher effort physical activity and exercise, most discussion around this has focused upon modes considered to be traditionally ‘aerobic’ (e.g. running, cycling, rowing, swimming etc.). A mode customarily performed to a relatively high intensity of effort that we believe has been overlooked is resistance training. Current guidelines do include recommendations to engage in ‘muscle strengthening activities’ though there has been very little emphasis upon these modes in either research or public health effort. As such the purpose of this debate article is to discuss the emerging higher effort paradigm in physical activity and exercise for public health and to make a case for why there should be a greater emphasis placed upon resistance training as a mode in this paradigm shift.

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The association between resistance exercise and cardiovascular disease risk in women

Cited by 27 publications

References 27 publications

Strength Training and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Strength Training and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Effects of Exercise to Improve Cardiovascular Health

A higher effort-based paradigm in physical activity and exercise for public health: making the case for a greater emphasis on resistance training

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