Research Symposium
23rd annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 6, 2023
Patrick DeMarco Poster Session 1: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm/ Poster #48
BIO
My name is Patrick DeMarco. I am a first-year Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Major.
Resistance Training Modulation of Fat Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women with Obesity
Authors: Patrick DeMarco, Mostafa AliStudent Major: Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Mentor: Mostafa Ali
Mentor's Department: College of Health and Human Sciences Mentor's College: Florida State University Co-Presenters: Fiona Dininger, Mike Bellavance, Kasper Buchen
Abstract
- Participants will undergo 12 weeks of either resistance or endurance training and both their regional lipolytic activity and whole-body fat metabolism will be assessed before and after the exercise training.
- Our study hopes to yield results that will have implications on improving health guidelines to prevent diabetes and other metabolism related disorders in postmenopausal women.
- Our hypothesis is that both resistance and endurance training will have positive impacts on fat metabolism by increasing lipolytic flexibility.
Keywords: Resistance Training, Obesity, Fat Metabolism, Postmenopausal