purpose the present study was designed to evaluate the effects of aerobic and strength training on cardiac variables such as blood pressure, heart rate (hr), and metabolic parameters like cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (hdl), triglycerides and anthropometric parameters of obese women of punjab. methods this study was performed as an experimental study, in which subjects were randomly sel...

Design We aimed to evaluate the effect of progressive resistance training on cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength in coronary heart disease, when compared to control or aerobic training, and when combined with aerobic training. Secondary aims were to evaluate the safety and efficacy of progressive resistance training on other physiological and clinical outcomes. Methods and results E...

Regular exercise training is recognized as a powerful tool to improve work capacity, endothelial function and the cardiovascular risk profile in obesity, but it is unknown which of high-intensity aerobic exercise, moderate-intensity aerobic exercise or strength training is the optimal mode of exercise. In the present study, a total of 40 subjects were randomized to high-intensity interval aerob...

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A great number of specialists and coaches believe that conventional laboratory measurements lack specificity and that more practical testing should be instituted. The majority of studies have addressed this issue by looking at the relationship between physiological variables and time trials (TT). However, few have examined the pertinence of standardized aerobic interval training (AIT) programs ...

purpose the inflammatory state of adipose tissue in obese subjects may be the most important factor linking increased adipose tissue mass to insulin resistance. chemerin is a newly discovered adipokine that plays an important role in macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue and may contribute to the development of inflammation and insulin resistance. we examined the effects of 12 weeks of ae...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of aerobic training along with milk supplement on glut4, glucose and insulin in overweight immature boys. for this purpose, 28 immature overweight boys (8 to 10 years) were selected according to the questionnaire of nutrition, exercise abilities, body mass index, health and welfare from volunteers. then, subjects were divided in...

the present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of high intensity interval and medium continuous training on anaerobic and aerobic power female basketball players. the research method was quasi-experimental with pretest and posttest, and included all female basketball players in firoozkooh city, tehran province, iran in 2015. twenty female basketball players were enr...