Favour Of Exercise Group Research Articles

Examination of the effect of whole body vibration exercises on trunk endurance and dynamic balance in healthy young people: Randomized controlled study

Whole body vibration exercises, defined as exercise applied to the body in contact with a vibrating platform, stimulate reflex muscle contractions and synchronize motor unit activation. This study was planned to investigate the effects of Whole Body Vibration Exercises on trunk endurance and dynamic balance in healthy young people. The study included 46 healthy subjects (mean age = 22.93 ± 1.04 years, 26 female, 20 male). Participants were randomly assigned to a exercise group ( n = 26) or a control group ( n = 20). Trunk endurance was evaluated using by Curl-Up and Biering Sorensen tests, and dynamic balance was assessed using Y Balance test. All assessments were performed at baseline and end of 3 weeks. Whole body vibration exercises lasted 3 weeks (3 sessions/week). No intervention was made to control group. Mann–Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data. When the groups are compared; significance were obtained in right anterior ( P = 0.000), left anterior ( P = 0.000) and left posteromedial ( P = 0.048) directions of Y balance test in favour of exercise group, the difference in the results of other evaluations was not significant ( P > 0.05). Whole body vibration exercises has had positive effects on dynamic balance in healthy young people. We recommend that the effect of long-term whole body vibration exercises on muscular endurance of the trunk is examined.

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Basal Metabolism and Physical Fitness in Sedentary Women

Objective: Aerobic exercises are the basic activity on fight against obesity. And obesity is related with metabolic rate. So our study is aimed to investigate the effects of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on basal metabolic rate and physical parameters. Methods: Sedentary women between the ages of 35 - 45 (n = 40) were randomized into control group (CG) (n = 20) and exercise group (EG) (n = 20). EG underwent 8 weeks of aerobic-run-walk exercise training: 3 days a week, 1 hour sessions. The CG was not trained. Basal metabolic rate (BMR), body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body fat percentage (BFP), body fat mass (FM) and lean body mass (LBM) were measured for all of the subjects before and after the training program. Results: Mean BMR decreased from 1386 ± 213.6 kcal to 1327 ± 253.7 in CG, and raised from 1308 ± 201.8 to 1409 ± 218.3 kcal in EG. While BMI raised from 31.39 ± 6.15 kg/m2 to 31.51 ± 6.09 kg/m2 in CG, it decreased from 29.62 ± 3.78 kg/m2 to 28.47 ± 3.74 kg/m2 in EG. There was also statistically significant difference in parameters of WHR, BFP, FM and LBM in favour of EG (p < 0.05). Conclusion: After 8 weeks aerobic exercise training program, there was a statistically significant difference in favour of EG in BMR, BMI, BFP, FM, LBM, WHR and weight parameters.