THE EFFECT OF ENDURANCE AND RESISTANCE TRAINING ON INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN SEDENTARY YOUNG WOMEN

SOHEILY SHAHRAM¹*, YADEGARI ELHAM², BANAEIFAR ABDOLALI²

¹ Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Shahr- e - Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran - ² Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Background: that low-grade chronic inflammation is a key principle in pathogenesis in most of the Chronic Non-communicable Diseases. The aim of the present study is to analyze the effects of the endurance and resistance training on IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10 in sedentary young women.

Materials and methods: Thirty female volunteer students who were overweight were chosen (BMI≥25), and they were randomly distributed into three groups of resistance training, endurance training and control. The training groups practiced for twelve weeks and three times a week with a definite intensity and distance. IL-6, TNF- α, IL-10, weight, fat percentage, BMI and the maximum oxygen consumption were measured before and after the twelve weeks of exercise.

Results: The results showed that the endurance and resistance trainings, except for BMI have a significant effect upon the body fat percentage, VO2max, IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10. In addition, there was not a significant difference between the effect of the resistance and endurance trainings upon the above mentioned variables.

Conclusion: It seems that the endurance and resistance trainings with the significant decrease of the inflammation cytokines will decrease the chronic Non-communicable diseases in sedentary young women.