May 8, 2026 · BMC women's health · DOI: 10.1186/s12905-026-04465-4

Effects of short-term resistance training plus whole-body neuromuscular electrical stimulation on blood cardiometabolic biomarkers in sedentary middle-aged women: a parallel-group, randomized trial

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This study investigates whether short-term resistance training (RT) combined with whole-body neuromuscular electrical stimulation (WB-NMES) can improve blood cardiometabolic biomarkers in sedentary middle-aged women. The results indicate that while both interventions led to reductions in LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol, the combination of RT and WB-NMES did not show significant superiority over RT alone. The findings suggest potential benefits of the combined approach, but further research with larger sample sizes is needed to confirm these effects.

Paulo Vitor Suto Aizava, Vitor de Salles Painelli, Leonardo de Paula Silva, Enzo Berbery Orlandi, Audrei Pavanello, Alexandre Marin Hernandez Cosialls, Kléber Elói Gomes Barbão, Pablo Valdés-Badilla, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco

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