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: Received: 2 July 2024 / Approved: 2 July 2024 / Online: 2 July 2024 (13:15:46 CEST)
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Gavala-González, J.; Real-Pérez, M.; Gamboa-González, J.; Fernández-García, J. C. Effects of Rowing on Cardiac Function in Breast Cancer Survivors. Preprints2024, 2024070250. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0250.v1
Gavala-González, J.; Real-Pérez, M.; Gamboa-González, J.; Fernández-García, J. C. Effects of Rowing on Cardiac Function in Breast Cancer Survivors. Preprints 2024, 2024070250. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0250.v1
Gavala-González, J.; Real-Pérez, M.; Gamboa-González, J.; Fernández-García, J. C. Effects of Rowing on Cardiac Function in Breast Cancer Survivors. Preprints2024, 2024070250. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0250.v1
APA Style
Gavala-González, J., Real-Pérez, M., Gamboa-González, J., & Fernández-García, J. C. (2024). Effects of Rowing on Cardiac Function in Breast Cancer Survivors. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0250.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Gavala-González, J., Juan Gamboa-González and José Carlos Fernández-García. 2024 "Effects of Rowing on Cardiac Function in Breast Cancer Survivors" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0250.v1
Abstract
This longitudinal study aimed to analyze the effects of a team rowing-based training program on physical fitness and anthropometric parameters in female breast cancer survivors (n=40; 56.78±6.38 years). Participants were divided into two groups: one rowed in fixed seat rowing (FSR) boats (n=20; 56.35±4.89 years) and the other in sliding seat rowing (SSR) boats (n=20; 57.20±7.7 years). Both groups engaged in two 75-minute sessions per week for 24 weeks. Significant improvements were observed in both groups in resting heart rate (FSR: -10.65 bpm; SSR: -8.45 bpm), heart rate at the beginning of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) (FSR: -10.7 bpm; SSR: -11.25 bpm), and heart rate at the end of the test (FSR: -13.85 bpm; SSR: -20.35 bpm). Blood pressure improved significantly in both diastolic blood pressure (FSR: -12.35 mmHg; SSR: -19.25 mmHg) and systolic blood pressure (FSR: -13 mmHg; SSR: -16.95 mmHg). Additionally, both groups increased the distance covered in the 6MWT (FSR: +63.05 m; SSR: +93.65 m). These results suggest that a rowing training program is a viable and safe activity for female breast cancer survivors, improving cardiac function, blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory capacity, particularly in sliding seat boats.
Keywords
rowing; breast cancer; physical activity; cardiac function; exercise.
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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