Abstract

CARVALHO, Ícaro do Carmo  and  FERREIRA, Daniela Karina da Silva. Exercícios Físicos para Mulheres com Varizes: Treinar condicionamento geral ou membros inferiores?. Educ. fís. cienc. [online]. 2021, vol.23, n.3, e190. ISSN 2314-2561.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.24215/23142561e190.

This study compared the effect of two training programs on physical fitness and quality of life in women with varicose veins, one being a general fitness program (CFG) and the other for strengthening lower limbs (MMII by its acronym in Portuguese) applied to 2 groups of volunteers, regular practitioners of physical exercise, for a period of 12 weeks. Data about quality of life, calf perimeter, ankle goniometry, heel rise test and step test were collected, pre and post training. Nine women from the CFG program (54 ± 18 years) and eleven from the MMII program (58 ± 8 years) completed the intervention. Comparing the magnitude of variation in the results of each test and between the programs by independent t-test, the participants in the MMII program showed better performance in the tests of physical fitness and quality of life than those of the CFG program, with a significant difference in the results of muscular endurance (p <0.01 for repetitions and p = 0.02 for execution time in the toe test) and flexibility (p <0.01). It was concluded that a specific program to strengthen lower limbs allows better results in physical fitness compared to a general conditioning program.

Keywords : Varicose veins; Physical fitness; Muscle strength.

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