purpose this study was performed to assess and compare the effects of pilates exercise on flexibility and lumbo-pelvic movement control between the pilates training and control groups. methods a randomized single-blinded controlled design was utilized in the study. forty healthy male and female volunteers (mean age 31.65±6.21 years) were randomly divided into pilates-based training (20 subjects...

Background. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a serious disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. Scientific findings showed that physical exercise is an option for treatment of these patients. This study's objective is to investigate the effects of supervised aerobic and/or resistance physical training on inflammatory markers in subjects with T2DM. Methods. A systematic review was...

(1) Background: We have been using the Sportomics approach to evaluate biochemical and hematological changes in response to exercise. The aim of this study was to evaluate the metabolic and hematologic responses of world-class canoeists during a training session; (2) Methods: Blood samples were taken at different points and analyzed for their hematological properties, activities of selected enz...

despite the preventative and therapeutic effects of regular exercise, exhaustive exercise may be harmful to health. the present study aimed to determine the protective effect of endurance training and cinnamon bark extract (cbe) supplementation on oxidative responses induced by an exhaustive exercise schedule in rats. the rats were randomly divided into the following five groups of 6; control s...

Increment of lipoprotein(a) [LP(a)] Concentration, as a coronary artery disease risk factor. Probably LP(a) not been affected by physical activity and it is resistant against exercise stimulation. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine and compare of LP(a) concentration in selected groups. This analytical study was designed in three groups of subjects (15-25 yrs) who were volunt...

the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of aerobic training and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on plasma sicam-1 in elderly men. in this study, 36 male non-athletes (aged between 50 and 70) were selected through available method and randomly divided into 4 groups (9 subjects per group): aerobic training+omega-3 supplement, aerobic training+placebo, omega-3 suppleme...

objective(s): abc transporters comprise a large family of transmembrane proteins that use the energy provided by atp hydrolysis to translocate a variety of substrates across biological membranes. all members of the human abcg subfamily, except for abcg2, are cholesterol-transporter. the aim of this study was to determine the liver, the small intestine and kidney abcg5 relative gene expression i...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Apelin and resistin as novel adipokines have insulin-sensitizing effects, which may be associated with decreased blood glucose concentration. In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of combined exercise training on plasma concentrations of apelin, resistin and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetics male (T2D). Methods: In a quasi-...