Efecto de un programa de entrenamiento de la fuerza muscular en la percepción del bienestar y síntomas de la menstruación en mujeres sedentarias o de bajo nivel de actividad física.

Abstract

Introduction: Muscle strength training has multiple health benefits for people, allowing them to improve their quality of life and functional capacity. Menstruation is a process that accompanies women throughout much of their life’s, spanning approximately 40 years, from de puberty to late adulthood. This process brings with it physical, physiological, psychological, and emotional conditions that affect women’s functional capacity during menstruation, making it difficult to perform daily tasks. One of the most important benefits of regular strength exercise is the reduction of pain and positive effects of emotional and mood changes. Objective: To establish the effects of a strength training program on menstrual symptoms and well-being perception in physically inactive or low physically active women from the Santo Tomas University in the Tunja city. Methodology: A simple random cross-sectional study was conducted with women from the Tomasina community (n=4) with an average age of 21.25 years who underwent the following tests: Handgrip, modified 1RM test Smith squat, bioimpedance and the MEDI-Q questionnaire was applied; comparing the results of these test before and after the implementation of the muscle strength program. Results: This led to a significant improvement in menstrual symptoms treated in the MEDI-Q questionnaire, with a noticeable decrease in these symptoms; additionally, an improvement in participant’s muscle strength was obtained regarding the modified 1RM test on Smith squat.