Intervention
hip flexion
The CT program consisted of aerobic, resistance, and flexibility exercises lasting 12 weeks, with 3 sessions per week of aerobic and resistance training in the same session (supervised by trainers specialized in physical exercise) and intercalate 2 sessions per week of flexibility training. Each aerobic and resistance training session lasted 60 minutes, following the order: 30 minutes on cycle ergometer, hip flexion and extension, shoulder development, Swiss ball squatting, French triceps, and curved paddling.
The aerobic training was controlled by the training heart rate.

The load progressions were performed every 4 weeks, respecting the biological individuality in the cardiorespiratory capacity test and maximal repetitions to predict the initial load.

The resistance training protocol included 3 sets for each exercise with 12 repetitions and a one-minute interval between sets and repetitions. The speed of execution of each movement was three seconds in the concentric phase and three seconds in the eccentric phase.

The resistance training load was verified by means of the maximal repetition test, with 12 repetitions and a 72-hour interval of familiarization.
