title: Improving Exercise Adherence and Physical Measures in English-Speaking Latina Women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Epidemiological data have established that lack of physical activity increases risk factors for chronic diseases. Data also suggests that physical activity participation is lowest in minority women, particularly Latinas, and that the nature of the exercise and attitudes toward exercise may influence exercise adherence. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hypertrophy training (HT) or power training (PT) used concomitantly with evaluative conditioning (EC) or neutral conditioning (NC) on exercise adherence as well as in physical and psychosocial variables in Latina women. EC is a behavioral method using paired stimuli to develop and strengthen new associations in memory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred thirty-one English-speaking Latina women (mean ± SD, age 36.8 ± 15.9 years) were randomly assigned to standard HT or high-speed circuit PT and then further stratified to receive EC or NC.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred forty-two Latina women completed pre- and posttesting. For HT, EC produced significantly greater exercise time across the training period than NC. HT and PT both significantly improved all physical, functional, and psychosocial variables, with exception of leg extension and usual gait speed (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EC can positively impact exercise adherence during HT in Latina women; while body composition, neuromuscular, and functional performances can be increased using HT and PT independent of psychological conditioning.
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. lomartin@ucsd.edu.
authors: Lorena
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-5211
authors: L
authors: Martin
authors: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33124, USA.
authors: Joseph F
authors: JF
authors: Signorile
authors: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
authors: Barbara E
authors: BE
authors: Kahn
authors: Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
authors: Andrew W
authors: AW
authors: Perkins
authors: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33124, USA.
authors: Soyeon
authors: S
authors: Ahn
authors: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33124, USA.
authors: Arlette C
authors: AC
authors: Perry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Circuit training; Health disparities; Latina women; Physical activity; Psychology; Resistance training