چكيده لاتين :
Aims. Physical activity and physical fitness have consistently been linked to lower CVD rates in women. In this study, effect of short-term aerobic training on the fibrinolytic factors and anthropometric parameters in postmenopausal women evaluated.
Materials & Methods. 20 healthy postmenopausal women (48-55 years old), randomly divided into two groups. Training group undergone 10 sessions of submaximal aerobic cycling, 35 minutes for a 3 weeks period. Control group members had no exercise in this period. Anthropometric and physical fitness parameters and changes in specific fibrinolytic factors assessed both before and after aerobic program in two groups.
Results. There was no statistically differences in weight and BMI between two groups but lean body mass increased (p=0.01) and fat percent decreased in training group (p=0.05). Rest heart rate (p=0.0001), systolic blood pressure (p=0.004) and diastolic blood pressure (p=0.006) also decreased after training. PAI activity (p=0.004) and PAI antigen (p=0.0001) showed significant reduction after 10 sessions of training. In training group, tPA antigen (p=0.02) and tPA activity (p=0.002) increased.
Conclusion. Regular submaximal training program improve fibrinolytic activity on postmenopausal women, suggests that short aerobic training has a beneficial effect on cardiovascular diseases.
