Research Article

THE EFFECT OF TWO DIFFERENT EIGHT-WEEK WALKING PROGRAMS ON AEROBIC CAPACITY, BLOOD LIPID PROFILE, AND HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN

Volume: 44 Number: 2 June 1, 2005
  • Gürbüz Büyükyazı
  • Canan Tıkız
  • Cevval Ulman
  • Hakan Tıkız
  • Bekir Sami Uyanık
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THE EFFECT OF TWO DIFFERENT EIGHT-WEEK WALKING PROGRAMS ON AEROBIC CAPACITY, BLOOD LIPID PROFILE, AND HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of two different eight-week walking programs on aerobic capacity (VO2max), blood lipid profile, homocysteine (Hcy), vitamin B12, and folic acid levels in the middle-aged women. For this purpose, 30 healthy women (aged between 30-50 years) enrolled in the study and were divided into three groups as: brisk walking group (BWG; n=10), moderate tempo walking group (MTWG; n=10) and control group (CG; n=10). Exercise groups walked for eight weeks, five days per week from 30min per day steadily increasing up to 48min. BWG and MTWG walked at ~71% heart rate reserve (HRR), and at ~51%HRR; at the speed of ~6.85±0.32km/h and ~5.20±0.14km/h, respectively. Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), blood pressures, serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), Hcy, vitamin B12, folic acid levels were measured before and after the study. Favoring BWG, VO2max increased (p

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Gürbüz Büyükyazı

Canan Tıkız

Cevval Ulman

Hakan Tıkız

Bekir Sami Uyanık

Publication Date

June 1, 2005

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June 1, 2005

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Year 2005 Volume: 44 Number: 2

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1.Gürbüz Büyükyazı, Canan Tıkız, Cevval Ulman, Hakan Tıkız, Bekir Sami Uyanık. THE EFFECT OF TWO DIFFERENT EIGHT-WEEK WALKING PROGRAMS ON AEROBIC CAPACITY, BLOOD LIPID PROFILE, AND HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN. EJM [Internet]. 2005 Jun. 1;44(2):87-93. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA22YG46RA

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