EFFECT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Keywords:
Resistance Exercise, Resistive training, FEV1, FVC, spirometric values, respiration, pulmonary parameters, cardiopulmonary enduranceAbstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Normally, aerobic exercises are considered as the therapeutic
medium for improving cardiopulmonary parameters. The objective
of this review is to evaluate the impact of aerobic resistance training
on pulmonary parameters.
DATA SOURCES
Pubmed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Biomed-Central (BMC),
Pubmed-Europe, Medline, EMBASE and Pedro
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Studies investigating role of resistive exercise training on pulmonary
parameters including FVC, FEV1, VO2, TLCO etc, either alone or in
combination with other exercise regimes, are included.
REVIEW METHODS
Data was extracted according to a standardized assessment form
according to inclusion criteria. Risk of bias was evaluated according
to the Cochrane risk of bias guidelines and qualitative analysis was
performed.
RESULTS
Out of 13 selected studies, 4 studies supported the view that resistive
exercises have significant role in improving the pulmonary parameters.
There was a low risk of bias found among the studies that were
selected and included in the review.
CONCLUSION
The review concludes that there is a low evidence for resistive
exercises in improving the pulmonary parameters. However, more
researches are needed to be conducted on the subject in future.
