TITLE:
Effect of Short-Term Whole-Body Vibration Training on Metabolic Risk Factors, Inflammatory Markers, and Arterial Stiffness
AUTHORS:
Tsuneo Watanabe, Tamotsu Yabumoto, Sohee Shin, Bateer Shi, Toshio Matsuoka
KEYWORDS:
Whole-Body Vibration; Metabolic Syndrome; Arterial Stiffness; Pulse-Wave Velocity; Maximum Oxygen Uptake
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology,
Vol.5 No.5,
April
2,
2014
ABSTRACT: To investigate the
effect of aerobic exercise combined with whole-body vibration (WBV) training on
metabolic syndrome risk, and inflammatory markers, and to compare its effects
on arterial stiffness and several blood parameters related to metabolic
syndrome with those of aerobic training alone. Thirty healthy participants
were divided into 2 groups matched for age and body mass index (BMI). Fifteen
subjects were assigned to the WBV group (WBV + aerobic training) and the other
15 to the control group (aerobic training only). All participants performed a
treadmill exercise 3 days/week for 4 weeks, for 50 min after 30 min rest
period. Exercise was performed at a heart rate (HR) corresponding to 60% of the
HR at each individual’s maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max). Body weight
and BMI after training were significantly lower than those before training in
the WBV group (P P 2max after training was significantly higher
than that before training in the WBV group (47.7 ± 12.8 vs. 51.4 ± 14.1 mL·min-1·kg-1, P