Table 5 Characteristics of the included studies
From: The relationship between the gut microbiome and resistance training: a rapid review
Authors | Sample | Exercise protocol | Duration | GM Analysis System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Moore et al., 2022 [39] | subjects 51–78 years (n = 14) | full-body resistance training 2xwk (5 exercises, 3 sets and 10–12 repetitions, RPE 7–9) | 6 weeks | |
Moitinho-Silva et al., 2021 [40] | healthy physically inactive subjects 21–41 years (n = 36), aerobic exercise (AE) (n = 12), strength exercise (SE) (n = 13) with control (n = 11), elite athletes for comparison (n = 13) | AE group: 30 min 3xwk running SE group: 30 min 3xwk whole-body hypertrophy strength training | 6 weeks | 16 S rRna GA V1/V2 region |
Bycura et al., 2021 [41] | healthy students 18–33 years (n = 56), cardiorespiratory exercise (CRE) (n = 28), resistance exercise (RE) (n = 28) | CRE group: 1 h, 3xwk (2-day group cycling, 1-day rotating CRE activity) 60–90% HRmax RE group: 1 h, 3xwk full/lower/upper-body at 70–85% 1RM | 8 weeks | 16 S rRNA GA V4 region |
Morita et al., 2019 [42] | healthy sedentary elderly women 66–75 years (n = 32), resistance exercise (RE) (n = 14), aerobic exercise (AE) (n = 18) | RE group: 1 h weekly upper-body resistance training AE group: 1 h daily brisk walking > 3 METs | 12 weeks | 16 S rRNA GA |
Aaman et al., 2020 [43] | patients with cirrhosis (n = 34) | progressive resistance training 3xwk full-body | 12 weeks | 16 S rRNA GA |
Szurkowska et al., 2021 [44] | young healthy men aged 22–28 years (n = 26), amateur bodybuilders (n = 11) and controls of a similar age (n = 15) | Observational study | / | PCR |
Jang et al., 2019 [45] | bodybuilders (n = 15), endurance athletes (n = 15), sedentary individuals (n = 15) | Observational study | / | 16 S rRna GA V3/V4 region |