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Weighted Vest Intervention during Whole-Body Circuit Training Improves Plasma Resistin, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Normal-Weight Obese Women

Version 1 : Received: 21 August 2023 / Approved: 21 August 2023 / Online: 22 August 2023 (02:58:37 CEST)

How to cite: Kim, J. W.; Kim, E. S.; Kim, D. H.; Yoon, S. J. Weighted Vest Intervention during Whole-Body Circuit Training Improves Plasma Resistin, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Normal-Weight Obese Women. Preprints 2023, 2023081456. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1456.v1 Kim, J. W.; Kim, E. S.; Kim, D. H.; Yoon, S. J. Weighted Vest Intervention during Whole-Body Circuit Training Improves Plasma Resistin, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Normal-Weight Obese Women. Preprints 2023, 2023081456. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1456.v1

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of whole-body circuit training using a weighted vest on plasma resistin, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and cardiorespiratory fitness for normal-weight obese women. In this study, thirty- six normal-weight obese women were divided into three groups: Weighted Vest Circuit Training (WVCT) (n = 12), Body Weight Circuit Training (BWCT) (n = 12), and Control (CON) (n = 12). Whole-body circuit training was conducted three times a week for eight weeks to compare and analyze plasma resistin, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and cardiorespiratory fitness before and after training. Although there was no significant baseline difference between the groups regarding skeletal muscle mass, it significantly increased for the WVCT group after eight weeks. percent body fat significantly decreased for the WVCT and BWCT groups, and there was a significant difference when the percent body fat of these two groups were compared to that of the control group. Moreover, the WVCT and BWCT groups displayed a significant decrease in plasma resistin, showing a significant difference from the CON group. The WVCT and BWCT group showed a significant decrease in plasma IL-6, whereas the CON group showed a significant increase. VO2max significantly increased post-training compared to before in the BWCT group and the WVCT group, and the WVCT group showed differences between groups compared to the BWCT group and the CON group. None of the three groups displayed significant changes in plasma hs-CRP, yet there was a significant difference between the hs-CRPs of the WVCT and BWCT group and that of the CON group. In conclusion, whole-body circuit training using a weighted vest efficiently improves body composition, plasma resistin, and cardiopulmonary fitness, reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors in normal-weight obese women.

Keywords

circuit training; resistin; weighted vest; normal weight obesity; cardiopulmonary fitness; Vo2max; IL-6; hs-CRP, cardiovascular; cardiovascular disease risk factors

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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