Acute metabolic and inflammatory responses in active men undergoing postural corrective training

Introduction: The practice of physical exercises has become recurrent throughout life in the search of health promotion. Among numerous methods offered by the fitness market, the Corrective Postural Training TCP aims, through a gymnastics model, to increase adherence to the practice, with a reduced risk of muscle-joint injuries. Objective: To analyze the effects of an initial session of TCP on lactacidemia, blood glucose, heart rate, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and creatine kinase in healthy individuals without previous experience with the method. Methods: 16 active men, without preexisting diseases (28.5 ± 5.0 years; 72.16 ± 8.1 kg; 1.75 ± 0.06 m and body mass index 23.31 ± 2.1) underwent three visits to the laboratory. Two visits for data collection and one for the TCP session. Results: The session showed stable levels for the variables of blood glucose, creatine kinase, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6. Significant differences were found for lactic acid in the 20’ (4.9 ± 1.5 mmol/L) and 30’ (4.1 ± 1.6 mmol/L) minutes of the session. Conclusion: The evaluated session has no strenuous metabolic and inflammatory levels.