The effect of 8-week low impact aerobic exercise on plasma fibrinogen concentration in old women

Fibrinogen is one of the most important inflammation factors and a prediction index in cardio vascular diseases. Iranian women especially older ones are generally sedentary because of traditional and their religious believes. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of 8-week low impact rhythmic aerobic (LIA) exercise on plasma fibrinogen concentration in older women. Samples were 23 healthy and enable to do physical activity old women of Shahre-kord (Chaharmahal va bakhtiary province, Iran) retirement home. In order to the study criteria, subjects randomly divided to two groups including experimental (n=14 individuals) and control (n=11 individuals). Then, for assessment fibrinogen, 5cc blood samples were obtained after 8 hours nightly fasting from anterior vein in resting condition. Afterward experimental group was participated in 8 week (three times a week) LIA training program (15 min in first day until 40 min in last day). All of mentioned measurements repeated at the end of 8 week training. The obtained results showed that 8 week LIA program has significant effect on reduction of old women plasma fibrinogen level (P= 0.02). According to obtained results, seems that use of 8 week LIA training has positive effects on improvement of cardiovascular health and prevention of inflammation disease related to plasma fibrinogen level in Iranian old women.