Background: The effects of non-pharmacological interventions such as calorie restriction and exercise training on health and prevention of cardiovascular diseases have been investigated in clinical and experimental studies.
Objective: To analyze the influence of intermittent fasting and exercise training on functional fitness, glycemia and cardiac remodeling.
Methods: Wistar rats (n=60) were randomly divided into four groups: control, exercise training (ET), intermittent fasting (IF) and exercise training plus intermittent fasting (ETI).