Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of regular senior aerobics on TNF-α and IL-6 of elderly women with abdominal obesity. This study was conducted on 18 elderly women with abdominal obesity as defined by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity and these participants were selected among women who participated in the ‘Zero Abdominal Fat Exercise Class’ to get rid of abdominal fat at the health center in K city and were divided into two groups (exercise group: 9, non-exercise group: 9). Exercise intensities within the range of 70bpm~100bpm for 60 minutes a day, three times a week, for 12 weeks. The measurements performed before and after exercise. An independent t-test was conducted using SPSS 18.0. In results, we found a significant difference between bofore and after exercise on levels of TNF-α. Also, there was a siginificant difference in pre and post exercise program on the level of IL-6. In conclusions, the regular senior aerobics exercise may have positive influence on the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 of elderly women with abdominal odesity.
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