Introduction: Most of studies have used continuous aerobic training and therefore there isn’t comprehensive information about the influence of discontinuous aerobic training on cardiovascular risk biomarkers. Taking this into consideration, the purpose of the present study is to investigate the influence of 8 weeks discontinuous and continuous aerobic training program on response of inflammatory markers in inactive obese women.
Methodology: 30 inactive obese women were volunteered to take part in this study. They were randomly divided into three equal groups of 10 called continuous aerobic group, discontinuous aerobic group and control group. The continuous aerobic training program consisted of 8 weeks, three 30-min sessions in each, with 60 to 65 percent of maximum heart beat. Discontinuous aerobic training program (3× 10 min) 8 weeks, 3 30-min sessions in each, with a 5-min break between each break with 60 to 65 percent of maximum heart rate. Blood sampling ELISA method was used to measure the variables under study in continuous, discontinuous and control groups before and after the training program at overnight fast. The data were analyzed through paired ANOVA test in the significance level of (P<0.05).
Results: The results revealed that continuous and discontinuous training programs significantly decrease the level of TNFα, IL-6, and CRP in obese women. Also the results of ANOVA and toki indicated that there is a significant difference between continuous, discontinuous aerobic training and control groups regarding the research variables.
Discussion: The current study suggested that discontinuous aerobic training (3 × 10min) accompanied with continuous aerobic training can lead to the reduction on cardiovascular risk factors in obese women. This reduction can be influential in preventing, controlling, and decreasing cardiovascular biomarkers.