| Keywords |
Swimming exercise ; Interleukin-6 ; Adiponectin ; Insulin resistance ; Obesity |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of swimming exercise on adipokine, body composition and HOMA index in obese middle-aged women. In this study, 26 subjects were divided into 2 groups, exercise (n=13) and control group (n=13), participated in this study for 12 weeks. The untrained obese women in I city voluteered to participate in this study. Adiponectin, interleukin-6, body composition and HOMA index (insulin, glucose) were analyzed before and after 12-week swimming training. All data were expressed as mean±sd by using SPSS package program (win 23.0). The results of this study were as follows : Adiponectin (P<.01) was significantly increased in the exercise group. Interleukin-6, body weight, %body fat, (P<.05) , HOMA index (P<.01) were significantly reduced in the exercise group. It was concluded that swimming exercise training program favorably affects the adipokines, body composition and HOMA index. Therefore, changes of the above variables may be beneficial to prevent and improve cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. |