其他摘要：The resisted exercise, as weight training, has been pointed on pregnant programs as a strategy on reduction of organic alteration due to pregnancy, supporting a better execution of daily life activities (AVDs). The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of resisted exercises on functional autonomy of pregnant women. During the study, 11 non-trained pregnant women were used and divided randomly, in a balanced way, in an experimental group (GE = 6) and a control group (GC = 5) among patients of the Health School Center of the University of Pará/UEPA. The GE was submitted to a resisted training program during 16 weeks, along three weekly sessions. Both groups were submitted at the beginning and the end of the study to the following proceedings: a) anthropometric valuation, b) strength test, c) stationary march test and d) autonomy valuation test. The statistic test used in order to measure the effect of the treatment was ANOVA, and the results obtained from the experimental and control groups were confronted, determining the alpha level = 0.05 in order to reject nullity hypothesis. All the produced statistic tests weresupported by the computer software BioEstat 5.0. The results of the tests applied on pregnants from group GE and GC pointed, respectively, the maintenance and reduction ofphysical-functional capacity of them on doing ordinary tasks of daily life, like sitting and getting up from the toilet - LSVS (p= 0.0568 and 0.0059), going in and out to bed - LCD (p= 0.0568 and 0.0059), climbing stairs ¿ SDE (p= 0.7731 and p= 0.0116); reach, move, walk an set things - ADCD (p= 0.9994 and p= 0.0057) and crouch, hold and walk - ASC (p= 0.9474 and p= 0.0130). Besides that, pregnants from group GC showed expressive reduction on right hand strength test ¿ STRENGHT D (p= 0.0218) and the strength of left hand - STRENGHT E (p= 0.0046) and stationary march - MARCH (p= 0.0029). While pregnants from group GE did not show any decrease of STRENGHT D (p= 0.9173) and STRENGHT E (p= 0.2068), and also obtained expressive autonomy increase on March test - MARCH (p= 0.0040). Thus, the test results suggest that pregnants from group GE were physically independent in order to accomplish daily life situations, compared to sedentary pregnants from group GC. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the program of physical resisted exercises of moderate intensity, applied on pregnants from group GE, three times a week, during close 16 weeks, was able to afford organic alterations in different components of physical aptness and help on the maintenance of functional autonomy.
