Benefits of exercise training in Spanish prison inmates
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Der Nutzen des körperlichen Trainings bei spanischen Gefängnisinsassen |
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Autor: | Pérez-Moreno, F.; Cámara-Sánchez, M.; Tremblay, J.F.; Riera-Rubio, V.J.; Gil-Paisán, L.; Lucia, A. |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 28 (2007), 12, S. 1046-1052, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0172-4622, 1439-3964 |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-2007-965129 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU200808002390 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Prison populations are growing in Western countries. Imprisoned people usually have a poor health status and an increased risk to suffer chronic debilitating conditions as coinfection with the HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or opioid dependency. We studied the effects of a 4-month concurrent cardiorespiratory and resistance training program on the cardiorespiratory fitness, lower and upper body dynamic strength endurance (6-RM test for bench press and knee-extensor exercise, respectively), muscle mass and quality of life (QOL) of adult prison inmates who are HIV/HVC co-infected and enrolled in a methadone maintenance program (n = 9; mean [SD] age: 37 [3] yrs). We also evaluated a control group (n = 10; 37 [2] yrs). A significant combined effect of group and time was found for peak completed workload (W) (p < 0.01), peak heart rate (HRpeak) (p < 0.05) and rate of HR decrease at 1-min postexercise compared to HRpeak (p < 0.05), respectively, in a gradual cycle ergometer test. A significant combined effect of group and time was also found for both bench press and knee-extensor 6-RM tests, respectively (p < 0.05). Supervised exercise training can improve the overall physical fitness of incarcerated people. Our results suggest that this type of intervention could be applied in prisons of Western societies. Verf.-Referat