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Low-intensity electrical muscle stimulation induces significant increases in muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness |
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| Authors: | Toshiaki Miyamoto Hiroyuki Kamada Akira Tamaki Toshio Moritani |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Hyogo, Japan;2. Rehabilitation Center, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan;3. Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of low-intensity exercise training using belt electrode skeletal muscle electrical stimulation on muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy subjects. Nineteen healthy subjects were allocated into control or intervention groups; in both groups the participants kept regular physical activity while the intervention group underwent 30 min B-SES training at 3–4 METs for four weeks. Knee extensor muscle strength and cardiorespiratory endurance during incremental exercise test were measured at baseline and after four weeks for all participants. The relative change of knee extensor muscle strength in the intervention group was significantly higher than control group (p?p? |
| Keywords: | Electrical muscle stimulation cardiorespiratory fitness muscle strength endurance |