Author: Sam-Kit Tin T1, Daniel Weng CH2, Vigário PDS3, de Sá Ferreira A4
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>University of East-West Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, USA.
<sup>2</sup>University of East-West Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, USA; Department of Kinesiology, San Jose State University, CA, 95112, USA.
<sup>3</sup>Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Augusto Motta University Center, Praça Das Nações 34, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, ZIP Code 21041-010, Brazil.
<sup>4</sup>Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Augusto Motta University Center, Praça Das Nações 34, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, ZIP Code 21041-010, Brazil; Salgado de Oliveira University, Rua Marechal Dsssseodoro 263, Centro, Niterói, RJ, ZIP Code 24030-060, Brazil. Electronic address: arthur_sf@icloud.com.
Conference/Journal: J Acupunct Meridian Stud.
Date published: 2019 Dec 18
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Pages: S2005-2901(19)30202-X , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2019.12.002. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 210
This study evaluates the effects of a short-term Cardio Tai Chi program on the cardiorespiratory fitness and hemodynamic parameters in sedentary adults. Thirty-one sedentary participants (age 58±9 years, body mass 63±12 kg) were subjected to an exercise program during 10 sessions over a 10-day period within 2 weeks. The Cardio Tai Chi program consisted in a series of three to five intervals lasting 90 s each at ∼70% maximal heart rate separated by 2-min of low-intensity recovery. Primary outcome measures were cardiorespiratory fitness (peak oxygen uptake, V˙O2peak) assessed by the Rockport walking test and resting hemodynamic parameters (systolic, diastolic, mean and pulse pressures). We observed a significant difference of means was observed on post-pre V˙O2peak (4.5 ml/kg/min, 95%CI 3.1 to 5.8, p=0.004), systolic blood pressure (-5.5 mmHg, 95%CI -7.3 to -3.8, p=0.010) and pulse pressure (-3.7 mmHg, 95%CI -5.2 to -2.3, p=0.028). No significant differences were observed for diastolic pressure (-1.8 mmHg, 95%CI -2.6 to -1.0, p=0.226), mean blood pressure (2.5 mmHg, 95%CI 1.4 to 3.6, p=0.302), or resting heart rate (-0.9 beat/min, 95%CI -2.0 to 0.1, p=0.631). Our findings suggest that engaging in a short-term Cardio Tai Chi program can improve cardiorespiratory fitness and hemodynamic parameters in sedentary adults.
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KEYWORDS: Complementary Therapies; Mind-Body Therapies; Rehabilitation
PMID: 31863925 DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2019.12.002