A Comparison of eight weeks of resistance and endurance exercise programs on levels of plasma Apelin and blood pressure in obese postmenopausal women.

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Faculty of Physical Education, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

2 Department of Exercise Physiology and Sport Injuries and Corrective Movements, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Studies show that apelin vasodilator peptide plays an important role in vascular tone and cardiovascular function[1-3], but the effect of resistance training and comparison of resistance and endurance training on plasma apelin has not been studied before
Methods: the present study was 24 postmenopausal women obese (age 55/5 ± 5/63 years, Height 154/31 ± 4/69 Centimeter, weight 72/65 ± 11/44 kilograms and BMI 30/62 ± 3/63) were randomly divided into two groups of 12 people (Endurance and resistance) groups (Group resistance training with 60 to 80% 1RM and Group endurance training with 55 to 70% of heart rate Karvonen). Apelin plasma levels and blood pressure 24 hours before and 48 hours after the end of the program were measured. Data were analyzed using repeated measures and to test the significance level was P<0/05 .
Results: The results showed that changes in intragroup and intergroup blood pressure decreased significantly and plasma apelin increased in both groups, but this increase was not significant (P <0.05).
Conclusion: Following eight weeks of resistance training and endurance training reduces blood pressure in postmenopausal obese women were significantly associated with increased plasma Apelin but not as significant.

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Sport Sciences and Health Research
Volume 13, Issue 1
January 2021

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