The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects on the blood lipids and total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and to compare the ratio of (TC) and (HDL) (TC/HDL), after a health-related physical fitness (HRPF) regimen including body mass index (BMI), flexibility, muscular strength, muscular strength endurance, cardiovascular strength endurance. The blood biochemical readings together with the HRPF were done before and after the last segment of exercise. Twelve females with an average age of 54.32±3.23yrs, stopped menstruating at an average age of 6.86±2.19, and BMI>30 served as subjects for this study. The program consisted of thirty minutes of walking exercise three times a week. Dietary-control during the experiment required a dietary decrease of 500-1,000/ Kcal per day. During this time, the heart rate was kept at a maximal intensity range between 65-85%. Heart rate was recorder by POLAR monitor. The data was then analyzed by t-test and the statistical significance level was α. The results showed that exercise and diet program intervention significantly decreased body weight and BMI; and the blood biochemical readings showed significant improvement in TC, LDL, HDL, TG, and TC/HDL; in the HRPF, significant progress was observed in flexibility, cardiovascular strength and endurance. In conclusion, exercise combined with dieting over a twelve-week walking training program, brought drops in body weight and BMI, and improved blood lipids status. It also created significant progress in HRPF, but muscular strength and muscular strength endurance did not change significantly as a result of the experiment.
The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects on the blood lipids and total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and to compare the ratio of (TC) and (HDL) (TC/HDL), after a health-related physical fitness (HRPF) regimen including body mass index (BMI), flexibility, muscular strength, muscular strength endurance, cardiovascular strength endurance. The blood biochemical readings together with the HRPF were done before and after the last segment of exercise. Twelve females with an average age of 54.32±3.23yrs, stopped menstruating at an average age of 6.86±2.19, and BMI>30 served as subjects for this study. The program consisted of thirty minutes of walking exercise three times a week. Dietary-control during the experiment required a dietary decrease of 500-1,000/ Kcal per day. During this time, the heart rate was kept at a maximal intensity range between 65-85%. Heart rate was recorder by POLAR monitor. The data was then analyzed by t-test and the statistical significance level was α. The results showed that exercise and diet program intervention significantly decreased body weight and BMI; and the blood biochemical readings showed significant improvement in TC, LDL, HDL, TG, and TC/HDL; in the HRPF, significant progress was observed in flexibility, cardiovascular strength and endurance. In conclusion, exercise combined with dieting over a twelve-week walking training program, brought drops in body weight and BMI, and improved blood lipids status. It also created significant progress in HRPF, but muscular strength and muscular strength endurance did not change significantly as a result of the experiment.