The effect of Eight weeks aerobic training on Resistin levels and cardio respiratory fitness in sedentary middle-aged women

One of the most important inflammatory cytokines that may be involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease is resistin. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks aerobic training on Resistin levels and cardio respiratory fitness in sedentary middle-aged women.
21 healthy elderly women were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to control (n=11) and experimental (n=10). The program training include: 60 min per session, 3 times per week for 8 weeks participate in aerobic exercise with 50-70 HRR%. Pre and post of aerobic exercise, resistin levels and cardio respiratory fitness evaluated. The average and standard deviation of data were calculated after checking the noremal distribution using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Homogeneity of variance method and then examined by comparison of means within and between means groups Paired-Samples and Independent t-test was used respectively. Statistical significance was assigned at P Eight weeks aerobic exercise lead to reduce of resistin levels in elderly women. Amount of cardio respiratory fitness increased significantly. The variations of between groups in weight, BMI and Vo2max have differences.
Eight weeks of aerobic training resulted in improved levels of resistin and cardio respiratory fitness in middle-aged women and it can help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease