dc.contributor.author | Banerjee, P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-24T08:24:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-08-24T08:24:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-12-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Banerjee, P. (2005). Prolonged electrical muscle stimulation exercise improves strength and aerobic capacity in healthy sedentary adults. Journal of Applied Physiology 99 (6), 2307-2311 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 8750-7587,1522-1601 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/8847 | |
dc.description.abstract | This investigation evaluated training responses to prolonged electrical muscle stimulation ( EMS) in sedentary adults. Fifteen healthy subjects ( 10 men, 5 women) with a sedentary lifestyle completed a 6- wk training program during which they completed an average of 29 1- h EMS sessions. The form of EMS used by the subjects was capable of eliciting a cardiovascular exercise response without loading the limbs or joints. It achieved this by means of inducing rapid, rhythmical contractions in the large leg muscles. A crossover study design was employed with subjects undergoing their habitual activity levels during the nontraining phase of the study. The training effect was evaluated by means of a treadmill test to determine peak aerobic capacity [ peak oxygen consumption ( V-O2)], a 6- min walking distance test, and measurement of body mass index ( BMI) and quadriceps muscle strength. At baseline, the mean values for peak V-O2, 6- min walking distance, quadriceps strength, and BMI were 2.46 +/- 0.57 l/ min, 493.3 +/- 36.8 m, 360.8 +/- 108.7 N, and 26.9 +/- 3.4 kg/m(2), respectively. After training, subjects demonstrated statistically significant improvements in all variables except BMI. Peak V-O2 increased by an average of 0.24 +/- 0.16 l/ min ( P < 0.05), walking distance increased by 36.6 +/- 19.7 m ( P < 0.005), and quadriceps strength increased by 87.5 +/- 55.9 N ( P < 0.005); we did not observe a significant effect due to training on BMI ( P > 0.05). These results suggest that EMS can be used in sedentary adults to improve physical fitness. It may provide a viable alternative to more conventional forms of exercise in this population. | |
dc.publisher | American Physiological Society | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Applied Physiology | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | physical fitness | |
dc.subject | responses | |
dc.title | Prolonged electrical muscle stimulation exercise improves strength and aerobic capacity in healthy sedentary adults | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1152/japplphysiol.00891.2004 | |
dc.local.publishedsource | http://jap.physiology.org/content/jap/99/6/2307.full.pdf | |
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