Metabolic changes in women with obesity undergoing high-intensity exercise associated with intermittent hypoxia during recovery

Author(s)

Marcela Coffacci de Lima Viliod

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Ribeirão Preto.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto (EEFERP)
• Defense date: 2024-02-26

Examining board members

Ellen Cristini de Freitas; Camila Fernanda Costa e Cunha Moraes Brandão; Erick Prado de Oliveira

• Advisor: Ellen Cristini de Freitas

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to explore the effects of intermittent high-intensity deep-water running with intermittent hypoxia on adult women with obesity, evaluating various health-related parameters and markers. Obesity is an increasingly prevalent pandemic in developing countries, predominantly affecting women. As a multifactorial disease, obesity involves various physiological, hormonal, dietary, and behavioral changes. Physical exercise is recommended to alleviate and reverse this condition, and the combination of exercise with hypoxia is explored as a catalyst for significant health changes The first study in this dissertation addresses the cardiorespiratory evaluation protocol and the eight-week intervention, documenting participants progress post-intervention. The second study focuses on assessing body composition, hematological and lipid profiles, inflammatory markers, and both the quantification and qualification of dietary intake, analyzing its correlation with health markers. The findings suggest that eight weeks of intermittent high-intensity deep-water running combined with hypoxia between efforts is effective in inducing changes in physical performance, body composition, and various parameters and markers related to health, without altering the training load, making the intervention effective for health-related changes. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 20/14126-0 - Metabolic changes in women with obesity undergoing high-intensity exercise associated with intermittent recovery hypoxia
• Grantee: Marcela Coffacci de Lima Viliod
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master