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Newhall et
al.
45
S.D., 47 d10.2km/d, for
6 wks
(voluntary
running)
+
EXE >
CON
Femur BMD
& BMC:
EXE > CON*
N/A
Ferreira et
al.
42
Wistar,
10 wk
12m/min,
1h/d, 10 wks.
＋
NS
NS
N/A
Note: Protocol, training protocols were presented serially by the final training intensity (m or cm per
minute), training time per day (minute or hour per day), training frequency (times per week), and
training periods (day or week); d, day; wk, week; min, minute; NS, none significant difference; N/A,
none available.
Table 2. Studies of endurance running training vs. growing or young adult male rats
Author
Strain
and age
Protocol
BW control
BW or BW
gain and
tissue
measurement
BMD or BMC Biomechanical
testing
Iwamoto et
al.
56
S.D.,
4wk
24m/min,
60min/d, 5
d/wk, 8wk
or 12wk
－
BW: NS
Muscle
weight &
Femoral
length
(12wk): EXE
> CON*
Femoral and
L6 vertebral
BMD
(mg/L): NS
Femoral and
L6 vertebral
bone volume
(L), wet
weight (mg):
EXE > CON*
N/A
Iwamoto et
al.
57
Wistar,
4wk
24m/min,
60min/d, 5
d/wk, 7wk
or 11wk
－
BW: NS
Femoral
length:
EXE > CON*
Tibial BMC
(g):
EXE > CON*
Tibial BMD
(g/cm
2
): NS
N/A
Hagihara et
al.
58
Wistar
rats,
8wk
A group:
control group
B-E group:
4~7d/wk,
running at
15m/min,
30min/d,
8wk
－
BW gain:
B > A*
Tibial
trabecular
BMD
(mg/cm
3
): B,
C, D, E > A
group*. But,
NS in tibial
cortical BMD.
N/A
Wheeler et
al.
59
S.D.,
120 d
55%, 65%,
75%
‧
O
2
max
,
30min/d,
60min/d,
90min/d,
4d/wk, 10wk
－
BW: NS
Tibial BMD
(g/cm
2
): EXE
> CON
Group trained
at 75%
‧
O
2max
and 90min/d
showed higher
stiffness but
lower energy to
