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Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of caloric restriction (CR) and resistance training (RT) on body composition, metabolic profile and physical capacity in dynapenic-obese postmenopausal women.

Methods

Thirty-eight dynapenic-obese postmenopausal (age, 62.6±4.1 y) women were randomly assigned to one of four groups (1, CR; 2, RT; 3, CR+ RT; and 4, control) for a 12-week intervention. The independent variables were body weight, fat mass, and lean body mass (using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry), waist circumference, fasting lipids and glucose, resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and physical capacity (6-min walk, chair stand, and one-leg stand tests).

Results

Body weight, fat mass, and waist circumference decreased similarly in the CR and CR+ RT groups (all P≤ 0.05). However, only changes in the CR+ RT group were significantly different from the control group (all P …