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Background and Aim: A low level of adiponectin have a great effect on the breast cancer incidence and increase in adiponectin after a period of exercise training may be associated with changes in insulin resistance. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of selected Pilates exercise training on serum adiponectin level and insulin resistance in female survivors of breast cancer and its role in prevention of the recurrence
Material and Methods: 27 breast cancer survivors [mean age 44.11 +/- 6.19 years old, BMI 29.24 +/- 4.92 kg/m[2]] were selected based on our inclusion criteria and randomly divided into experimental [n=14] and control [n=13] groups. The experimental group participated in a 12 weeks of selected Pilates exercise training [three session per week]. During this period, the control group did not participate in any exercise training program. Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-test
Results: Serum adiponectin level and VO[2]max significantly increased, but insulin level, insulin resistance and body fat percentage significantly decreased and the FBS level had no significant change after selected Pilates exercise training [P<0.05]
Conclusion: Considering the increase in adiponectin level and decrease in insulin resistance after selected Pilates exercise training, it seems participation of the breast cancer survivors in Pilates exercise training can prevent breast cancer recurrence
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Rheumatoid arthritis [RA] is more prevalent in women than men and its incidence is in all age group. Patient with RA significantly experience more disability and co-morbidities including cardiovascular diseases in compared with people without RA and this is due to reduced physical activities in the patients. The effect of aerobic training on patients with RA is still unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 8 weeks aerobic training in patients with RA. Twenty three women [mean age 51.96 +/- 7.73 yr and mean weight 72.37 +/- 10 kg] with a diagnosis of RA for more than three years and without any known cardiovascular and brain symptoms were voluntarily enrolled in the study. The patients were divided into aerobic training [n=11] and control groups [n=12]. The patients in the aerobic group performed an aerobic training using a stationary bike [3 d/wk for 8 weeks]. All subjects in this group were administered the same medicine at the same dose. A fasting blood sample was collected prior to and after 8 weeks of aerobic training from the patients. Serum C-reactive protein [CRP], fibrinogen and rheumatoid factor [RF] were measured using standard methods. There was a significant difference in CRP, fibrinogen and body mass index before and after 8 weeks of aerobic training in the experimental group [P