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. 2014 Apr;142(4):458-66.
doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872014000400007.

[Eight weeks of combined high intensity intermittent exercise normalized altered metabolic parameters in women]

[Article in Spanish]
Cristian Álvarez, Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Carlos Henríquez-Olguín, Mauricio Castro-Sepúlveda, Vanesa Carrasco, Cristian Martínez
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[Eight weeks of combined high intensity intermittent exercise normalized altered metabolic parameters in women]

[Article in Spanish]
Cristian Álvarez et al. Rev Med Chil. 2014 Apr.
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Abstract

Background: Short term physical training programs may improve insulin resistance and hyperglycemia.

Aim: To assess the effects of eight weeks of combined exercise program on serum lipids and glycemic level in women with hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia.

Patients and methods: Ten healthy women, nine women with hyperglycemia, ten with hypercholesterolemia and nine with hyperglycemia/hypercholesterolemia were studied. Participants were subjected to eight weeks into a program of combined physical exercise (high intensity interval + resistance training).

Results: Fasting glycemia decreased by 12 and 14% in hyperglycemic and hyperglycemic/hypercholesterolemic participants, respectively. Serum insulin decreased in all groups in a range from 27 to 37%. HOMA IR for insulin resistance decreased similarly. A significant decrease in TC and TG was observed only in those altered baseline subjects.

Conclusions: Eight weeks of combined physical exercise had a favorable effect on insulin resistance in this group of women.

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