scholarly journals The Effects of Combined Exercise on Health-Related Fitness, Endotoxin, and Immune Function of Postmenopausal Women with Abdominal Obesity

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Mo Park ◽  
Yi-Sub Kwak ◽  
Jin-Goo Ji
Keyword(s):  
Immune Function ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Exercise Stress ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Combined Exercise ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

This study was conducted to examine the effects of combined exercise on health-related fitness, endotoxin concentrations, and immune functions of postmenopausal women with abdominal obesity. 20 voluntary participants were recruited and they were randomly allocated to the combined exercise group (n=10) or the control group (n=10). Visceral obesity was defined as a visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio ≥0.4 based on computed tomography (CT) results. Body composition, exercise stress testing, fitness measurement, CT scan, and blood variables were analyzed to elucidate the effects of combined exercise. The SPSS Statistics 18.0 program was used to calculate means and standard deviations for all variables. Significant differences between the exercise group and control group were determined with 2-way ANOVA and pairedt-tests. The exercise group’s abdominal obesity was mitigated due to visceral fat reduction; grip strength, push-ups, and oxygen uptake per weight improved; and HDL-C and IgA level also increased, while TNF-α, CD14, and endotoxin levels decreased. Lowered TNF-αafter exercise might have an important role in the obesity reduction. Therefore, we can conclude that combined exercise is effective in mitigating abdominal obesity, preventing metabolic diseases, and enhancing immune function.

Can Aerobic Exercise Training Affect Health-Related Quality of Life for People with Multiple Sclerosis?

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Sutherland ◽  
Mark B. Andersen ◽  
Mark A. Stoové
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) are often advised not to participate in vigorous exercise. Leading a relatively sedentary life, however, may exacerbate the debilitating effects of MS. In this study, 22 people participated in either a no-special-activity group (n = 11) or an experimental group (n = 11) that involved water aerobics three times a week for 10 weeks. Measures taken included scales for health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological well-being. ANCOVAs using social support and the appropriate pretest scores as covariates revealed that after the intervention, the exercise group had more energy and vigor (extremely large effect sizes). Other very large effects were found in the exercise group, which had better social and sexual functioning and less bodily pain and fatigue than the control group. Future research should involve long-term studies to determine whether exercise not only improves quality of life but also helps slow the progression of disease.

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS MELALUI WATER FITNESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Kuston Sultoni ◽  
Mustika Fitri ◽  
Indah Ayu Puji Lestari ◽  
Nurul Fadlillah ◽  
Chika Lestari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Aerobic Dance ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Kebugaran kardiorespiratori merupakan bagian dari kebugaran jasmani secara menyeluruh yang memiliki peranan penting dalam keberlangsungan kinerja tubuh dalam melaksanakan tugas sehari-hari. Water fitness sebagai salah satu aktivitas fisik yang memiliki beberapa keunggulan dibandingkan dengan bentuk aktivitas fisik lainnya dianggap mampu meningkatkan kebugaran kardiorespiratori. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah water fitness mampu meningkatkan kebugaran kardiorespiratori. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen dengan desain penelitian the randomized pretest-posttest control group design. Sampel berjumlah 20 orang berusia sekitar 20 tahunan. Sampel diberikan perlakuan sebanyak 3x dalam seminggu selama 6 minggu berdasarkan pedoman ACSM. Hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang siginifikan dari hasil water aerobic dan aerobic dance dan tidak ada perbedaan efek yang signifikan antara water aerobic dan aerobic dance pada daya tahan otot.

scholarly journals Improved glucose and IL-6 by aerobic training despite no change in insulin and insulin resistance in obese women

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-75
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Eizadi ◽  
Maryam Farbod ◽  
Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi ◽  
Zohreh Afsharmand
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Aerobic Training ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Glycemic Profile ◽  
And Control

Background: Regular physical activity is recognized as a non-pharmacological treatment of inflammation and glycemic profile. Objectives: This exercise aimed to determine the effect of aerobic training on serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), glucose and insulin resistance in obese females. Patients and Methods: Thirty-two middle-aged obese women (body mass index [BMI], 32 ± 3 kg/m2) aged 35 to 45 years were randomly assigned to exercise (aerobic training, n=16) and control (n=16) groups. Exercise subjects were completed a 12 weeks aerobic training program as 3 sessions per week at 60%-80% of HRmax and control subjects received no training. Pre- and post-training of fasting serum IL-6, insulin, insulin resistance, and glucose concentration were measured and compared between 2 groups. Results were compared using t test at a significance level of P<0.05. Results: Exercise group obtained significant decreases in BMI, body fat %, and abdominal obesity as well as the concentrations of serum IL-6 and fasting glucose (P<0.05). No significant difference was observed between pre- and post-training of insulin and insulin resistance in the exercise group (P >0.05). There were no alterations in these variables in the control group (P>0.05). Conclusions: These data suggest that aerobic training may improve glycemic profile in absence of change in insulin resistance of women with abdominal obesity

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH INTENSITY OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON MUSCULAR HYPERTROPHY, AND SELECTED HEALTH RELATED FITNESS VARIABLES AMONG UNDERWEIGHT MALES

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Kaukab Azeem ◽  
Erdogan Tabur
Keyword(s):  
Bench Press ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Muscular Hypertrophy ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Hip Circumference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Introduction: Underweight (UW) individuals face lot of problems in increasing muscle size and also increasing body weight and fitness levels. Resistance training (RT) plays a very important role in increasing hypertrophy of the muscles one and all in general. (ACSM, 2009) stated that the resistance exercise for healthy adults provides program design recommendations for muscle hypertrophy [3]. The purpose of this study is to find out the influence of low, Medium and high intensity of (RT) on the muscular hypertrophy and selected health related fitness variables among the underweight males.  Method: A group of (N=40) subjects was selected randomly to participate in this study.  The age of the participants was in the range of 18-24 years, (RT) program was employed for 12 weeks, two days in a week, 45 minutes of training per session. The subjects were segregated into two groups namely Group-A (n=20, experimental group), Group –B (n=20 control group). The (RT) was employed on experimental group. Control group was not given any above mentioned special training program. The tests (pre and post) considered for this study was health related fitness variables are as follows; body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, Flexibility and cardio-vascular endurance. And test for muscular hypertrophy i.e. (neck, shoulders, chest, arms,  waist, hips, thigh and calf; To compare the mean differences from pre to post test, mean, standard deviation, and t-test was computed by the help of statistica software.  Results & Discussion: 12 weeks of training protocol had revealed significant performance from pre to posttest among the subjects with regard to the selected fitness variables and presented by percentages i.e. BMI (4.45%), bench press (35.12%), sit-ups test (22.34%), sit & reach test (26.83%), and 12 min run & walk test (26.94%). Furthermore the muscular hypertrophy was enhance among the underweight students i.e. Neck (2.61%), shoulder (2.95%), chest (6.75%), arms (10.43%), waist (8.23%), thighs (11.15%), calves (4.08%) ; and lastly hip circumference by (3.33%) had shown reduction in size from pre to post test.  Conclusion:  It is concluded that the influence of training had shown significant performance among the (UW) students with regard to the selected fitness test i.e. (BMI), bench press, sit-ups test, sit & reach test and 12 min run & walk test.  Furthermore the selected muscular hypertrophy of the (UW) students i.e. Neck, shoulder, chest, arms, waist, thighs, calves circumference had shown increased in the muscular size and hip circumference had shown reduction in size from pre to post test.         

Efficacy of a one-year exercise program to prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women prescribed aromatase inhibitor therapy: An RCT.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20533-e20533
Author(s):  
Sharon Kilbreath ◽  
Kathryn M. Refshauge ◽  
Jane McNeil Beith ◽  
Leigh C. Ward ◽  
Philip Clifton-Bligh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Aromatase Inhibitor ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
T Score ◽  
Hip Bmd ◽  
The Mean ◽  
One Year

e20533 Background: The aim of this single blinded RCT was to determine the effect of exercise on bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women prescribed an aromatase inhibitor (AI) for the treatment of breast cancer. Methods: 66 sedentary, postmenopausal women, median age of 54.5 years, with early breast cancer and receiving an aromatase inhibitor participated. Women were stratified for taking tamoxifen prior to AI, and randomised to either the exercise (n = 27) or control (n = 39) group. All participants received daily vitamin D (1000 IU) and calcium carbonate (1200 mg) supplements and a booklet from Osteoporosis Australia outlining the benefits of exercise in preventing osteoporosis. The exercise group attended a gym three times per week for one year, supervised at regular intervals by a personal trainer, and were contacted weekly regarding progress and progression. Training sessions comprised warm-up, impact training, and resistance training. The control group was contacted monthly to monitor health status and to receive their supply of vitamins. The primary outcome was total hip BMD measured with a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer. The secondary outcomes included trochanteric, femoral neck, lumbar spine and whole body BMD and t-scores. Results: Intention-to-treat analysis revealed that the change in BMD was not significantly different between groups. At baseline, the mean (SD) total hip BMD in the control group was 0.892 (0.115) g/cm2 and 0.878 (0.112) g/cm2 at 1 yr. In contrast, hip BMD in the Exercise group was 0.918 (0.119) g/cm2 at baseline and 0.910 (0.113) g/cm2at 1 yr. The mean (SD) change for both groups was <1%. The mean T-score of the hip for Controls at baseline was -0.42 (0.94) and -0.53 (0.91) at 1 year. The baseline T-score for the Exercise group was -0.20 (0.95) and -0.26 (0.93) at one year. The average compliance with attendance for the exercise group was 71% but ranged from 20 to 100%. Compliance with vitamins for both groups was high. Conclusions: A one year exercise program did not provide additional benefit to bone density in women on AIs compared to receipt of calcium and vitamin D and advice to exercise. Clinical trial information: (ACTRN12608000220369).

A Comparison of Aerobic Dance and Zumba Fitness on the Health-related Fitness in Female University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Panuwat Wachirathanin ◽  
Sonthaya Sriramatr ◽  
Supaporn Silalertdetkul
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
University Students ◽  
Lower Percentage ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Aerobic Dance ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Control ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Endurance ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Objective: In this study, we compared the effects of aerobic dance (continuous exercise) and Zumba fitness (intermittent exercise) on the health-related fitness of female university students. Methods: Overall, 54 healthy female volunteers (18.45 + 0.49 years old) were assigned to an aerobic dance group, a Zumba fitness dance group, or a control group. Results: We found that the Zumba fitness group had more muscle strength and endurance than the aerobic and control groups (all ps < .05). Likewise, the Zumba fitness group had a lower percentage of fat than the aerobic and control groups (p < .05), but there was no such difference between the aerobic and control groups. In addition, there was no statistically significant differences among aerobic dance, Zumba fitness, and control groups for flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance. However, both aerobic and Zumba exercises can reduce the percentage of body fat and are able to strengthen cardiorespiratory endurance (p <.05). Conclusions: Among female students, Zumba fitness can develop muscle strength and endurance and fat percentage better than aerobic dance, but not necessarily improve their development of cardiorespiratory endurance and flexibility. These results are useful for enhancing exercise activities in early adulthood.

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