title: The effects of a session of resistance training on sleep patterns in the elderly.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of a session of resistance training on the sleep patterns of elderly people. Forty men aged 65-80 years who were sedentary and clinically healthy were divided into two groups: the control group (n = 18) and the resistance group (n = 22). Both groups underwent two polysomnography tests, one at baseline and another after either a resistance training session (the resistance group) or no physical exercise (the control group). The resistance training session was based on 60% of one repetition maximum (a test that assesses the maximum force). We observed that the frequency with which the control group awoke (arousal index) increased from 16.29 ± 6.06 events/h to 20.09 ± 6.9 events/h, and in the resistance group, it decreased from 22.27 ± 11 events/h to 20.41 ± 8.57 events/h (t = 2.10 and p = 0.04). For stage-1 sleep, there was an increase from 4.96% at baseline to 5.40% in the control group, and there was a decrease in the resistance group from 8.32 to 6.21% after the exercise session (t = 2.12 and p = 0.04). A session of resistance training at 60% of one repetition maximum was able to modify the sleep pattern in men aged 65-80 years, suggesting that physical exercise has a modest influence on sleep consolidation.
authors: Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP, Rua Professor Francisco de Castro, 68, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 04020-050, Brazil.
authors: Valter A Rocha
authors: VA
authors: Viana
authors: Andrea Maculano
authors: AM
authors: Esteves
authors: Rita Aurélia
authors: RA
authors: Boscolo
authors: Viviane
authors: V
authors: Grassmann
authors: Marcos Gonçalves
authors: MG
authors: Santana
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: Tufik
authors: Marco Túlio
authors: MT
authors: de Mello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*