Pérez-Moreno, F.Cámara-Sánchez, M.Tremblay, J. F.Riera-Rubio, V.Gil-Paisán, L.Lucía Mulas, Alejandro2013-11-272013-11-272007Pérez-Moreno, F., Cámara-Sánchez, M., Tremblay, J. F., Riera-Rubio, V., Gil-Paisán, L., & Lucía-Mulas, A. (2007). Benefits of exercise training in Spanish prison inmates. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(12), 1046-1052.01724622http://hdl.handle.net/11268/124Prison populations are growing in Western countries. Imprisoned people usually have a poor health status and an increased risk to suffer chronic debilitating conditions as coinfection with the HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or opioid dependency. We studied the effects of a 4-month concurrent cardiorespiratory and resistance training program on the cardiorespiratory fitness, lower and upper body dynamic strength endurance (6-RM test for bench press and knee-extensor exercise, respectively), muscle mass and quality of life (QOL) of adult prison inmates who are HIV/HVC co-infected and enrolled in a methadone maintenance program (n = 9; mean [SD] age: 37 [3] yrs). We also evaluated a control group (n = 10; 37 [2] yrs). A significant combined effect of group and time was found for peak completed workload (W) (p < 0.01), peak heart rate (HR (peak)) (p < 0.05) and rate of HR decrease at 1-min postexercise compared to HR (peak) (p < 0.05), respectively, in a gradual cycle ergometer test. A significant combined effect of group and time was also found for both bench press and knee-extensor 6-RM tests, respectively (p < 0.05). Supervised exercise training can improve the overall physical fitness of incarcerated people. Our results suggest that this type of intervention could be applied in prisons of Western societies.engPhysical Education and Training*Prisoners*Quality of Life*Physical Fitness/*PhysiologyBody CompositionHiv SeropositivityHumansMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Blind MethodSpainStatistics, NonparametricTreatment Outcomejournal article10.1055/s-2007-965129restricted accessEfectos fisiológicosDeporteLucha contra las enfermedades