Fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: An association with reduced physical fitness

Reis-Neto

et al. 2013

Lupus

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

The effect of acute physical exercise on cytokine levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Reis-Neto

et al. 2013

Lupus

“…Levels of physical activity differ between cultures and studies have used different protocols in its assessment from objective measurements of aerobic capacity, to self-reported physical activity levels and measurements of muscle strength making comparisons between groups challenging. For example, Katz et al [78] have used the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (iPAQ) to show that 28 % have a low weekly level of activity, while Balsamo et al [77] used the same questionnaire to show that 92 % of patients diagnosed with SLE were active in their daily lives. The same group used the American Thoracic Society protocol [79] to show a significant reduction in the distance walked on the 6-min walk test compared to controls and that SLE patients had lower dynamic muscle strength, lower functional performance and greater fatigue than controls [80,81].…”

Section: Reduced Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…This impacts obesity and CV health with low physical activity scores associated with pro-inflammatory high-density lipoprotein (piHDL) and increased subclinical atherosclerosis in women with SLE [76,77].…”

Section: Reduced Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Why are kids with lupus at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease?

2015

Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an aggressive multisystem autoimmune disease. Despite improvements in outcomes for adult patients, children with SLE continue to have a lower life expectancy than adults with SLE, with more aggressive disease, a higher incidence of lupus nephritis and there is an emerging awareness of their increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this review, we discuss the evidence for an increased risk of CVD in SLE, its pathogenesis, and the clinical approach to its management.

“…Muscle strength has an important influence on functional abilities, such as walking, stair climbing, and daily activities, as well as positive association with sports performance,1 longevity, and quality of life 2–4. Nevertheless, the progression of resistance training relies on the interplay between volume, intensity and training methods.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exercise order affects the total training volume and the ratings of perceived exertion in response to a super-set resistance training session

Bálsamo

Tibana²,

Nascimento³

et al. 2012

IJGM

The super-set is a widely used resistance training method consisting of exercises for agonist and antagonist muscles with limited or no rest interval between them – for example, bench press followed by bent-over rows. In this sense, the aim of the present study was to compare the effects of different super-set exercise sequences on the total training volume. A secondary aim was to evaluate the ratings of perceived exertion and fatigue index in response to different exercise order. On separate testing days, twelve resistance-trained men, aged 23.0 ± 4.3 years, height 174.8 ± 6.75 cm, body mass 77.8 ± 13.27 kg, body fat 12.0% ± 4.7%, were submitted to a super-set method by using two different exercise orders: quadriceps (leg extension) + hamstrings (leg curl) (QH) or hamstrings (leg curl) + quadriceps (leg extension) (HQ). Sessions consisted of three sets with a ten-repetition maximum load with 90 seconds rest between sets. Results revealed that the total training volume was higher for the HQ exercise order (P = 0.02) with lower perceived exertion than the inverse order (P = 0.04). These results suggest that HQ exercise order involving lower limbs may benefit practitioners interested in reaching a higher total training volume with lower ratings of perceived exertion compared with the leg extension plus leg curl order.