Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training in Obese Women

Spirometry will be out according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) (2005). The values extracted will be selected according to Pereira (2002), and the predicted values calculated using the equation proposed by Pereira et al. (1992) for Brazilians.

Volunteers will respond to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, which is an instrument that allows estimating the weekly time spent in physical activity. The final classification given by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire occurs in five levels of physical activity: Very Active, Active, Irregularly active and Sedentary.

The TD6 will be used for the evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness by calculating the maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max) in an indirect way and the functional capacity of the volunteers. The TD6 outcome will be the number of volunteer climbs on the rung (PESSOA et al., 2015). The values reached in the number and the rhythm of ascents in the step will express the functional capacity.

The ISWT will be used to determine the functional capacity of the volunteers by the distance traveled during the test. It is a walking test, with progressive loading, given by the increase in walking speed required to overcome each stage of the test. The ISWT will be controlled by specific software, which determines the speed and pace of each stage of the test. This test will be carried out in a corridor in which 10 meters in length, delimited by cones, at each end, will be demarcated by volunteers, obeying each sound signal programmed by Sing et al. (1992). The test will be terminated at the signal of inability to continue or non-accompaniment of speeds by the volunteer.

This test will be used to determine the indirect force in the lower limbs. To perform this test, a chair with a height of 40 cm will be used, with backrest, in which the volunteer will begin the test in the sitting position, in the middle of the seat, with the spine erect, feet resting on the floor and the arms crossed against the thorax. At the investigator's signal, the volunteer should stand up, stand fully up, and then return to the seated position. Volunteers will be encouraged to sit and stand up as often as possible in 30 seconds. The result will be determined by counting the number of times the volunteer correctly performed the movements of sitting and lifting of the chair without the aid of the movement of the upper limbs

The Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (PIMax) and Maximum Expiratory Pressure (PEMax) measurements will be performed. The measures of the MIP will aim beyond the evaluation of the strength of the respiratory muscles, establish the initial load of the resistance test of the respiratory muscles as well as the training load. The measurements of PImax and PEmax, will be evaluated through an analog manovacuometer. Each participant should perform three to five maximum inspiratory and reproducible inspiratory efforts provided there has been a maximum difference of 10% between them being the highest value considered for statistical analysis. The time interval between consecutive measurements was 1 minute.