"Influência de dois programas de treino distintos na força muscular absoluta, relativa e específica dos membros inferiores e tronco em doentes com obesidade após cirurgia bariátrica".

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity, a multifactorial disease with genetic and metabolic causes that is also significantly influenced by environmental factors, is on the rise in both adults and children. The consequences of obesity are manifold, both for the individuals affected and for society. Bariatric surgery is considered by many people with severe obesity due to the difficulty of achieving sustainable weight loss through traditional methods such as diet and exercise. After bariatric surgery, physical exercise plays a crucial role in maintaining weight loss and improving metabolic health. Physical exercise contributes in various ways to the success of post-operative treatment. However, more studies are needed to strengthen the available evidence. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of two different types of training, resistance and endurance, on the strength and muscle mass of patients with obesity who have undergone bariatric surgery. Methodology: We carried out a randomized clinical trial with two groups. One group performed resistance training and the other endurance training. The intervention lasted 16 weeks, with 3 weekly 1-hour supervised sessions. Results: The results show that there were no significant differences between the means of both groups, for all the variables analyzed, between the pre-intervention and post-intervention time points. Conclusion: From this study we can conclude that there were no statistically significant differences in absolute, relative and specific strength variation between resistance and endurance exercise training groups.