1- Department of Physical Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Physical Education, SouthTehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran ,s_arshadi@azad.ac.ir
2- Department of Physical Education, SouthTehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran ,
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Background: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of six weeks of aerobic exercise along with the consumption of fenugreek seeds on C-reactive protein and some blood parameters in inactive women.
Methods: 40 subjects were randomly assigned to 4 groups: exercise and fenugreek, exercise and placebo, fenugreek, placebo (n=10). Two exercise groups participated in the aerobic exercise program for 6 weeks, 3 sessions per week, and each session lasted from 20 to 30 minutes. Subjects consumed 500 mg of fenugreek seeds or placebo (starch) daily after breakfast. The blood samples of the subjects were collected from the vein of the right hand of the subjects in a sitting position. In order to analyze the data, Shapiro-Wilk test, correlated t-test, and Benferroni's post hoc analysis of covariance test were used for natural data at the significance level of p<0.05.
Findings: The results showed that aerobic exercise combined with fenugreek seeds had a decreasing effect (p=0.001) on C-reactive protein (CRP), and an increasing effect on the amount of platelets in inactive women (p=0.003). It had an increasing effect on the amount of red blood cells (p=0.003) and a decreasing effect on the amount of white blood cells (p=0.03).
Conclusion: Aerobic training with fenugreek seeds leads to a decrease in C-reactive protein and a decrease in white blood cells and an increase in platelets and red blood cells. These changes reduce the inflammatory condition and increase the immune system and better oxygen supply to the tissues in inactive women.
Methods: 40 subjects were randomly assigned to 4 groups: exercise and fenugreek, exercise and placebo, fenugreek, placebo (n=10). Two exercise groups participated in the aerobic exercise program for 6 weeks, 3 sessions per week, and each session lasted from 20 to 30 minutes. Subjects consumed 500 mg of fenugreek seeds or placebo (starch) daily after breakfast. The blood samples of the subjects were collected from the vein of the right hand of the subjects in a sitting position. In order to analyze the data, Shapiro-Wilk test, correlated t-test, and Benferroni's post hoc analysis of covariance test were used for natural data at the significance level of p<0.05.
Findings: The results showed that aerobic exercise combined with fenugreek seeds had a decreasing effect (p=0.001) on C-reactive protein (CRP), and an increasing effect on the amount of platelets in inactive women (p=0.003). It had an increasing effect on the amount of red blood cells (p=0.003) and a decreasing effect on the amount of white blood cells (p=0.03).
Conclusion: Aerobic training with fenugreek seeds leads to a decrease in C-reactive protein and a decrease in white blood cells and an increase in platelets and red blood cells. These changes reduce the inflammatory condition and increase the immune system and better oxygen supply to the tissues in inactive women.
Keywords: aerobic exercise, C-reactive protein, fenugreek seeds, red blood cells, white blood cells.
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