Background and Objective: Appetite control affects food intake and obesity. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of moderate and heavy resistance exercise on appetite, food intake and energy expenditure in healthy men.  Materials and Methods: A cross-over research design was used and the study was performed on a population of 13 male volunteers from employees of Sabzevar...

Introduction: The intensity of exercise is an important factor in choosing the right exercise program. The aim of current study was effect of 6-weeks of resistance training with high and low intensity on muscle growth and damage factors in active girls. Methods: 45 active girls with mean age of 20.7 ± 1.3 years, weight 58.5 ± 2.4 kg, and BMI 23.1 ± 0.5 kg / m2 were randomly divided to High(15 ...

Background: The efficacy of glutamine and Curcumin consumption and their synergistic effect on muscle damage recovery over five days is not clear yet. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of these two supplements and their synergistic effect on serum markers of muscle damage and muscular pain perception after an eccentric exercise session. Methods: Forty non-athlete young men we...

Background: Type 1 diabetes is a disorder caused by autoimmune destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing cells. This induction of autoimmunity may be due to genetic and environmental factors. Bax and Bcl2 proteins play an important role in the process of apoptosis. Methods: In this study, 30 male Wistar rats weighting approximately 200±20gr were randomly selected from available rats in lab ...

Abstract: Background and Aim:  Recruitment of fast twitch muscles cause an increase in muscle mass and strength but these muscles are recruited in high intensities. Old people or persons in rehabilitation process couldn’t do intense training. On the other hand, it has been told that training with blood flow restriction could recruit fast twitch muscles in low intensity. Therefore, we decided to...

Introduction: Aging is one of the stages of life that needs special attention due to the special conditions of this period of life. Inactivity and myasthenia due to aging are important factors in reducing the physical and functional readiness of the elderly, which can reduce their quality of life. On the other hand, electromyostimulation (EMS) is one of the modern training methods that can be s...

ABSTRACT              Background and Objectives: Cardiac rehabilitation improves functional capacity of post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate effects of eight weeks of cardiac rehabilitation on serum levels of sirutin1 (SIRT1) and functional capacity of post-CABG patients.              Methods: Forty-five non-active men (mean ag...