Effects of a short-term Cardio Tai Chi program on cardiorespiratory fitness and hemodynamic parameters in sedentary adults: A pilot study.
Author: Sam-Kit Tin T1, Daniel Weng CH2, Vigário PDS3, de Sá Ferreira A4
Affiliation:
1University of East-West Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, USA.
2University of East-West Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, USA; Department of Kinesiology, San Jose State University, CA, 95112, USA.
3Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Augusto Motta University Center, Praça Das Nações 34, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, ZIP Code 21041-010, Brazil.
4Postgraduate 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
Other:
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.
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.
KEYWORDS: Complementary Therapies; Mind-Body Therapies; Rehabilitation
PMID: 31863925 DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2019.12.002
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