TRANS2022-001

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE

Transversal Area: Primary Care, Public Health, Health Care, etc.

Objectives and lines of research

GENERAL:

Effects of exercise on the health of people with obesity and metabolic syndrome.

SPECIFIC:

– Effects of exercise on dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease risk; interactions between training and lipid-lowering medication.
– Effects of exercise on hyperglycemia and the risk of developing diabetes; interactions between training and hypoglycemic medication.
– Effects of exercise on hypertension and cardiovascular adaptations; interactions between training and antihypertensive medication.
– Effects of long-term supervised exercise on health care cost-benefit.
– Effects of dietary fat type on metabolism during exercise in people with obesity and metabolic syndrome.