The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of 10-week aerobic training and dietary-control program on body mass index, blood lipid status, and physical fitness in middle-aged and over-weighted women. The subjects included sixteen healthy middle-aged women (average age: 43.94±4.48 years old; BMI 25.12±1.18 kg/m^2; WHR 0.89±0.05). All subjects performed a 10-week treadmill training (50-60% HRmax) for 50 minutes per day, 3 times a week. Dietary control program was maintained with average dietary intake of 1289±37.97 Kcal per day (protein 21.35%, fat 19.31%, carbohydrate 59.34%). All measurement was done before and 48-h after the last bout of exercise. Body weight, BMI (body mass index), WHR (waist-to-hip ratio), percentage of body fat; cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol were measured. Physical fitness including an 1-min s it-up and 3-min step test were performed. This 10-week combined intervention significantly improved blood lipid profile and physical fitness, including body weight, BMI, WHR, percentage of body fat, cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol, and 3-min step test. However, performance on 1-min s it-up was not changed by this intervention. We concludes that the combined treatment improved blood lipid profile with partial improvement in physical fitness.
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of 10-week aerobic training and dietary-control program on body mass index, blood lipid status, and physical fitness in middle-aged and over-weighted women. The subjects included sixteen healthy middle-aged women (average age: 43.94±4.48 years old; BMI 25.12±1.18 kg/m^2; WHR 0.89±0.05). All subjects performed a 10-week treadmill training (50-60% HRmax) for 50 minutes per day, 3 times a week. Dietary control program was maintained with average dietary intake of 1289±37.97 Kcal per day (protein 21.35%, fat 19.31%, carbohydrate 59.34%). All measurement was done before and 48-h after the last bout of exercise. Body weight, BMI (body mass index), WHR (waist-to-hip ratio), percentage of body fat; cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol were measured. Physical fitness including an 1-min s it-up and 3-min step test were performed. This 10-week combined intervention significantly improved blood lipid profile and physical fitness, including body weight, BMI, WHR, percentage of body fat, cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol, and 3-min step test. However, performance on 1-min s it-up was not changed by this intervention. We concludes that the combined treatment improved blood lipid profile with partial improvement in physical fitness.