A 10‑week multicomponent outdoor exercise program improves hemodynamic parameters and physical ftness in cardiovascular disease adult and elderly patients

This study aimed to assess the efects of a 10-week multicomponent outdoor exercise program on hemodynamic, physical ftness and psychological variables in subjects with CVDs. Twenty participants (12 M and 8 F; age 68.5±8.6 years; BMI 28.49±4.98 kg/m2 ) sufering from CVDs participated in this randomized controlled study and were allocated into two groups: an experimental group (EG; 6 M, 5 F) who underwent a multicomponent training (i.e., cardiorespiratory, resistance, mobility and breathing exercises; 60’, 2d·wk-1), or a wait-list control group (CG; 6 M, 3 F) who did not engage in any PA. Hemodynamic parameters were assessed through resting heart rate (RHR) and peripheral blood pressure (P-SBP/P-DBP). Physical ftness was assessed via a 30″ chair stand test (30CST), timed up and go (TUG) test, handgrip strength (HGS) test, and 2’ step test (TMST). The health status and quality of life (QoL) were evaluated with short form-12 (SF-12) and World Health Organization QoL (WHOQoL-bref), respectively. After the intervention, EG showed signifcant reduction in hemodynamic parameters (RHR p<0.001, ES=0.98; P-SBP p<0.001, ES=0.53; P-DBP: p<0.001, ES=0.78), physical ftness (30CST p<0.001, ES=0.92; TUG p=0.001, ES=0.67; TMST p<0.05, ES=0.79) and physical component of SF-12 (PSC-12 p<0.05, ES=0.42) compared to CG; no signifcant changes were observed in HGS, QoL and mental health component of the SF-12 (p>0.05). The fndings showed signifcant improvements in hemodynamic parameters and physical ftness suggesting the efectiveness of the multicomponent outdoor exercise program in adults and elderly with stabilized CVDs.