Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of the study was to evaluate changes in adipocytokine concentrations and the correlation between adipocytokines and body fat percentage after endurance training in obese girlsMethodsThis was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design, in which 19 overweight girls aged 8–12 years were randomly selected. Anthropometric and blood indices were assessed before and after the intervention.ResultsThe average leptin level (<i>p</i> = 0.016) and fat percentage (<i>p</i> = 0.002) were significantly reduced after 12 weeks of moderate-intensity endurance training, whereas the average adiponectin levels (<i>p</i> = 0.012) were significantly increased. There was a reverse correlation between adiponectin levels and BMI (<i>p</i> = 0.018), body fat percentage (<i>p</i> = 0.015), and leptin concentrations (<i>p</i> = 0.025).ConclusionsConsidering the adipocytokine improvement and body fat percentage reduction observed in this study, one can state that moderate-intensity endurance training has a role in the prevention of obesity-related diseases such as metabolic and cardiovascular disease
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