Improvement effects of aerobic exercise combined with resistance training on body composition, cardiovascular function and serum C-reactive protein level in male obese college students / 吉林大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the intervention effects of aerobic exercise (AE) and AE combined with resistance training (AE + RT) on the body composition, cardiovascular function and the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level in the male obese college students, and to provide the evidence for exercise prescription in the male obese college students. Methods: A total of 36 male obese college students were chosen and randomly assigned into control group, AE group and AE + RT group (n=12). The students in AE and AE + RT groups conducted a 12-week (5 times per week and 60 min per time) exercise protocols and the students in control group did not perform regular physical training during 12 weeks of study. Then the body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM), percent of body fat (BF%), muscle mass (MM), waist circumference (WC) and the serum CRP levels of the subjects were measured before and after exercise; the cardiac function including heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO), vascular function including mean systolic pressure (MSP), mean diastolic pressure (MDP), vascular elastic dilatation coefficient (VDC) and total cycle resistance (TCR) and blood status (V) were evaluated by cardiovascular function tester. Results: After 12-week training, BW, BMI, FM, and BF/-0 of the students in AE and AE+RT groups were significantly decreased (P0. 05) in WC, BMI, MDP, VDC, and V between AE and AE+RT groups. Conclusion: AE and AE+RT can improve the body composition and cardiovascular function of the male obese college students, and AE + RT is superior to single AE, while AE+RT can decrease the serum CRP level.