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Effects Of Two Resistance Exercise Programs On The Health-Related Fitness Of Obese Women With Pain Symptoms In The Knees, Ayanne Rodrigues Cambiriba, Isabella Caroline Santos, Déborah C. De Souza Marques, Fabiano Mendes De Oliveira, Sonia M. Marques Gomes Bertolini, Cynthia G. Alves Araújo, Vania Assaly, Braulio Magnani Branco

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

Introduction: Overweight negatively impacts the cardiovascular system and osteomyoarticular, promoting pain in the joints of the lower limbs. Therefore, strategies have been applied to reduce overweight through lifestyle changes. Objective: to investigate the effects of two multidisciplinary intervention programs on the health-related physical fitness of obese women with pain symptoms in the knees. Methods: Women between 40 and 59 years of age with obesity (n=59) were evaluated in the pre- and post-intervention time regarding anthropometry, body composition, physical fitness, level of disability in the knee and hip, and health-related quality of life. A randomized clinical trial of parallel groups was …