Comparison of the effect of resistance training and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) on irisin serum levels and glucose metabolism in overweight inactive middle-aged women.

In the present study, the effect of two types of resistance training - traditional and EMS on the levels of iris, glucose, insulin and insulin resistance in Inactive middle-aged womenwas compared.

The study population consisted of 45 elderly women in Rasht with mean age (44.46 ± 3.42 years), weight (79 ± 7.89 kg), body mass index (34.4 ± 3.94 kg / height) and fat percentage (39.95 ± 4.50), which were randomly divided into three equal groups: 1) resistance-traditional (n = 15), 2) EMS (n = 15) and 3) control (n = 15) Were divided.After evaluating the anthropometric indices, the training groups performed their own training intervention for eight weeks.

The results of data analysis showed that the levels of irisin in the post-test compared to the pre-test showed a significant increase in both resistance-traditional and EMS training groups (P ≤ 0.05), which was higher in the EMS training group. (P≤ 05/0).Insulin and glucose levels and insulin resistance index also decreased significantly in post-test compared to pre-test in both training groups compared to control (P ≤ 0.05). While there was no significant difference between training groups (P ≥ 0.05).

According to the results, it can be said that both traditional resistance training and EMS improved glucose metabolism and insulin resistance index in Inactive middle-aged womenby increasing irisin levels.