Effects of exercise therapy on blood lipids of obese women

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of exercise therapy on blood lipids of obese women. Subjects: The subjects were 24 clinically obese women. Methods: The subjects were divided into an exercise group (n=12), and a control group (n=12). The exercise group performed exercise for 10 weeks with diet restriction. We investigated how this type of exercise influenced blood lipids. Blood was taken before and after the intervention. The collected blood was centrifuged at 3,000 rpm for 10 minutes; and plasma was preserved at −73 °C. For hemanalysis, a medical laboratory was asked to analyze total cholesterol and triglyceride. The exercise was performed 5 times per week, and an exercise was performed every two days, and exercise program was composed of warm up, main exercise and cool down. Results: There were significant differences between the two groups in blood lipid levels after the intervention. The differences between the two groups in TC and TG were significant. Conclusion: TC and TG significantly inproved in the experimental group showing that the exercise was effective at improveing blood lipid levels.