Exercise Physiology
ADEL DONYAEI; Abolfazl Khosravi; Masoud Ardeshiri; farhad gholami
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Objectives: exercise training has a remarkable metabolic and appetite-regulating effects. Appetite-regulating effects of exercise training may be altered by fasted and fed status. Methodology: in a randomized trial, 54 obese men with BMI > 30 kg/m2 were randomly divided into groups including 2 experimental ...
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Objectives: exercise training has a remarkable metabolic and appetite-regulating effects. Appetite-regulating effects of exercise training may be altered by fasted and fed status. Methodology: in a randomized trial, 54 obese men with BMI > 30 kg/m2 were randomly divided into groups including 2 experimental groups of training (fasted and fed) and control. The experimental groups performed a concurrent exercise program including aerobic training (walking/ running at 60-70% of heart rate reserve lasting 30 minutes) followed by strength training (circuit training with 10 repetitions for each exercise in 3 rounds interspersed with 2-3 min rest) with a frequency of 3 d/w over 8 weeks. The fasted group performed exercise program following overnight fasting, and the fed group performed the exercise program following breakfast. At the beginning and 48 hours after the last training session measurements were performed. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance at a significance level of 0.05. Results: concurrent training resulted in a significant decrease in leptin (p=0.001) as well as the appetite (p=0.002) compared to the control group; yet, no significant difference was observed between the two experimental groups (P<0.05). Furthermore, ghrelin significantly decreased in the experimental groups compared to the control (p=0.001) and a significant difference between the two experimental groups was also observed (p=0.013). Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicates that appetite and leptin are remarkably affect by concurrent training but not by pre-exercise feeding status. However, ghrelin resting concentration is likely to be affect by pre-exercise feeding status (fasted vs fed).
Karim Azali Alamdari; Farhad Gholami
Volume 5, Issue 2 , February 2016, , Pages 109-119
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Aim: Retinol binding protein-4 (RBP-4) as an adipokine secreted from adipose tissue, plays an important role in insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. Despite the benefits of aerobic training on metabolic disorders, the effect of aerobic training on RBP-4 and its relation with metabolic factors ...
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Aim: Retinol binding protein-4 (RBP-4) as an adipokine secreted from adipose tissue, plays an important role in insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. Despite the benefits of aerobic training on metabolic disorders, the effect of aerobic training on RBP-4 and its relation with metabolic factors in patients with metabolic syndrome is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks aerobic training on serum RBP-4 levels and insulin resistance in women with metabolic syndrome. Methods: In a semi-experimental study, 24 women with metabolic syndrome (age: 52.79±4.91 yrs, BMI: 32.77±2.37 Kg/m2 and VO2peak: 40±2.55 L/min) were randomly assigned into two groups including exercise (n=12) and control (n=12) groups. Aerobic exercise program was performed for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week with an intensity of 50-60% of peak oxygen consumption for 20-40 minutes. Prior to the experimental period and 48h after last training session, body composition measurements were performed and blood samples were taken to be measured for serum levels of RBP-4, lipid profile, glucose and insulin. Insulin resistance index was also assessed. The data were analyzed using statistical tests of Paired and Independent t-test and Pearson's correlation test at significance level of PResults: The results showed that aerobic training significantly decreased serum RBP-4, glucose, insulin resistance index, body weight, body fat percentage, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and metabolic syndrome Z score (P<0.05). Moreover, high density lipoprotein HDL - C levels significantly increased following eight weeks aerobic training (P<0.05). Pearson's correlation test revealed that changes in RBP-4 levels was significantly correlated with changes in body fat percentage, triglycerides, insulin and insulin resistance index (P<0.05). Conclusion: Overall, the results of this study indicated that aerobic training can reduce the RBP-4 levels and improve insulin resistance and some metabolic risk factors in women with metabolic syndrome. Insulin resistance improvement is likely to be resulted from decreased RBP-4 levels following aerobic training.
