M-health with cardiac rehabilitation improves functional capacity: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background And Objective: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we compared the effectiveness of the combined m-health and a cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) and of CRP alone on functional capacity, adherence to CRP, and management of cardiovascular risk factors in cardiac patients.

Methods: Medline, EMBASE, Central, PEDro, and SPORTDiscus were searched, from inception until July 2020, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the m-health with CRP combination with CRP alone for adults with heart disease. The PEDro scale and GRADE approach was used to assess methodological and overall quality, respectively.

Effect of resistance training on bioelectrical phase angle in older adults: a systematic review with Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Resistance training has been proposed as a valid practice to counteract the aging effect on body mass and its components, which can be easily evaluated though the bioelectrical impedance analysis. This study aimed to achieve a systematic review with meta-analysis on the impact of resistance training on bioelectrical proprieties in older adults.A literature review was done in four electronic databases up to 1 January 2022.

The use of BCAA to decrease delayed-onset muscle soreness after a single bout of exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are used as a recovery method after exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Although data suggest that BCAA may alleviate the delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) evoked by EIMD, there is no consensus about the most effective supplementation protocol. To investigate the effects of BCAA on DOMS after a single exercise session that caused EIMD, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted on the effectiveness of BCAA supplementation to reduce DOMS symptoms in healthy subjects after a single session of EIMD.

Resistance but not elastic tubes training improves bioimpedance vector patterns and body composition in older women: A randomized trial.

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of traditional resistance training compared to elastic tubes training on bioimpedance vector patterns, body composition, and strength in older women. Thirty-eight older women (age 68.7 ± 6.

LED therapy or cryotherapy between exercise intervals in Wistar rats: anti-inflammatory and ergogenic effects.

The aim of this study was to test, between two bouts of exercise, the effects of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy and cryotherapy regarding muscle damage, inflammation, and performance. Male Wistar rats were allocated in four groups: control, passive recovery (PR), cryotherapy (Cryo), and LED therapy. The animals were submitted to 45 min of swimming exercise followed by 25 min of recovery and then a second bout of either 45 min of exercise (muscle damage analysis) or time to exhaustion (performance).