Effects of aerobic and resistance training on plasma visfatin levels in overweight women

authors:

avatar Marziyeh SaghebJo , avatar Somayeh DastGerdi , avatar Mohammad Esmaeil Afzalpor , avatar Mehdi Hedayati ORCID , *

Koomesh: Vol.13, issue 2; 225-232
published online: February 25, 2012
article type: Research Article
received: January 01, 2011
accepted: September 01, 2011

how to cite: SaghebJo M, DastGerdi S, Afzalpor M E, Hedayati M. Effects of aerobic and resistance training on plasma visfatin levels in overweight women. koomesh. 2012;13(2):e153829. 

Abstract

  Introduction: Visfatin, a novel adipokine, was revealed to be associated with obesity, but its role in response to exercise training in human is not known. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of aerobic and resistance training on plasma visfatin in overweight women.   Materials and Methods: Thirty-eight overweight volunteer women (age 34.84±5.70 y, body mass index 28.82±3.65 kg/m2, body fat percent 36.34±3.39 % and waist-hip ratio 0.85±0.04 (means ± SD)) were randomly divided into 3 groups. 14 subjects participated in an aerobic exercise training (50 min/day, 80-85% heart rate-reserve, 4 days/week), 14 subjects participated in a resistance exercise training (50 min/day, 60-70% 1-RM, 4 days/week), and 10 overweight women were served as control. Fasting blood samples were collected to assess changes in plasma visfatin, insulin and glucose levels before and after 2 months of the training program.   Results: Findings indicated a lower and significant (P