Metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects of a home-based programme of aerobic physical exercise
- 19 November 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in International Journal of Clinical Practice
- Vol. 67 (12), 1247-1253
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12269
Abstract
\ud AIMS:\ud Regular exercise demonstrated the ability to provide enormous benefits to many diseases, atherosclerotic-based, degenerative and neoplastic, but also to grant anti-inflammatory actions, assessed by various authors in different populations. Despite of these clear benefits, many patients are unable to attain long-term results through chronic physical activity for different causes. On this basis, the aim of our study was to assess the metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects of a home-based programme of fast walking in patients affected by metabolic syndrome (MS).\ud MATERIALS AND METHODS:\ud We enrolled 176 subjects with MS as stated by ATP III criteria. Patients were invited to walk for 1 h every day 5 days a week for 24 weeks. The walking velocity was required higher than the one retained 'comfortable' by the patient, previously assessed in the run-in visit. Monitoring of physical activity was carried out through an OMRON step counter type Walking Style II. All the subjects enrolled completed the training period.\ud RESULTS:\ud After the 24 weeks of intervention body mass index changed from 31.59 to 29.23 (p < 0.001); mean waist circumference passed from 105.19 to 100.06 cm (p < 0.001); mean fasting glucose changed from 119.76 to 114.32 mg/dl (p < 0.001); for diabetic population (n = 70) mean glicated haemoglobin levels changed from 7.38% to 6.86% (p < 0.001); total cholesterol levels from 192.15 to 185.78 mg/dl (p < 0.001); HDL cholesterol levels raised from 44.03 to 47.63 mg/dl (p < 0.001); triglycerides levels lowered from 148.29 to 135.20 mg/dl (p < 0.001); WBC changed from 7361.08 to 7022.56/mm(3) (p < 0.001); hs-CRP from 0.55 to 0.28 mg/dl (p < 0.001); fibrinogen serum levels lowered from 339.68 to 314.86 mg/dl (p < 0.001).\ud CONCLUSIONS:\ud A long-term home-based programme of aerobic physical activity improves metabolic asset and reduces systemic inflammation in sedentary peopleKeywords
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