Effect of Moderate Aerobic Exercises on Primary Hypothyroidism in Obese Postmenopausal Women
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Effect of Moderate Aerobic Exercises on Primary Hypothyroidism in Obese Postmenopausal Women, NORA M. MUSTAFA, MAGDA S. MORSY and MOHAMED F. ABU EL-ENIN
Abstract
Background: Exercise influences energy metabolism in human subjects by increasing activity-induced energy expen-diture and resting metabolic rate for several hours after exercise. Exercise is not only reduces body weight, decreases blood cholesterol level, releases water retention, regulates body temperature, decreases depression and improves mood, but also, moderate exercise in particular improves endocrine function and keeps hormones in balance. It also has a great impact on endocrine glands, it increases hormonal secretions of these glands in the circulating blood and thyroid is one of these glands.
Aim of Work: This study was conducted to determine the effect of moderate aerobic exercises on primary hypothyroidism in obese postmenopausal women.
Material and Methods: Thirty obese postmenopausal women with primary hypothyroidism were participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 50-55 years old with a mean value 51.83±1.7 years and their Body Mass Index (BMI) was ranged from 30-35kg/m2 with a mean value 31.6±1.62 kg/m2. All participants were randomly divided into two equal Groups (A & B). Patients in Group A (control group) were treated by thyroxine tablets described for them by the physician and a low caloric diet program for 8 weeks, while patients in Group B (study group) were treated by thyroxine tablets and the same low caloric diet program as Group (A) in addition to performing a moderate aerobic exercise program on a treadmill for 60 minutes, 5 days per week for 8 weeks. The moderate aerobic exercise program was divided into 3 intervals, 5 minutes warming up, 50 minutes walking on the treadmill at moderate intensity (70% of maximum heart rate) and 5 minutes cooling down. All patients in both Groups (A & B) were evaluated by measuring body weight, body mass index, waist hip ratio, T3, T4, TSH hormones, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein and triglycerides before starting and after the end of the treatment program.
Results: The results showed a highly significant (p-value <0.0001) decrease in body weight, body mass index, waist hip ratio, TSH hormone, total cholesterol, low-density lipo-protein, triglycerides, with a highly significant (p-value <0.0001) increase in high-density lipoprotein