Treinamento de força para pessoas vivendo com HIV: uma revisão narrativa

Abstract

Strength training for people living with HIV: a narrative review ABSTRACT Part of the collateral effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) is lipodystrophy, muscle atrophy, inflammation, metabolic syndrome, among others, which affect the quality of life of this public. Muscle strength training serves as a relevant strategy, but it is necessary to understand the physiological impact mechanisms of this strategy. Therefore, the objective of this work was to carry out a narrative review of the literature to contribute to this elucidation. For this, a search for original articles was carried out in the databases PubMed, Scielo, Bireme, Lilacs, and Google Scholar, with the descriptors: HIV, training, strength, and AIDS and the same in the English language (HIV, training, strength, AIDS). Thirteen original articles were found related to the proposal of this work. Note that studies have shown positive results for muscle strength training applied to PLHIV, in terms of anthropometry, body composition, immunity, and physical capabilities, which are related to the quality of life. It is understood that strength training must be coherent to result in the quality of life for PLHIV.