The Power of Exercise to Reduce the Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in obese men patients.

Abstract

Objective: Firstly To assess the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in obese men, and
secondly to compare the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate intensity continuous
training (MICT) of an 8-week exercise intervention on cardiovascular disease CVD risk factors.
Design and Method: Trails comparing (HIIT) and (MICT) in obese men participants aged 42-52 years and
subdivided to two groups: first group consisted from 30 individuals subjected to (HIIT) while the second
group comprised from 30 volunteers subjected to (MICT). Participants performed 12 weeks of exercise
consisting of 30 min of exercise five times a week, and all parameters were repeated following the 12-weeks
Result: Both HIIT and MICT elicited significant (p < 0.05) reduction in body mass index (BMI), waist to
hip ratio (WHR), metabolic characteristics such as fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin and lipids
variables, as well as improving in insulin sensitivity and blood pressure, in addition to there were significant
decline in c- reactive protein (CRP) in study groups after 12- weeks exercise intervention.
The present results show an inverse relationship between the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and body
mass index and observed the activity of this enzyme at baseline was less than those in HIIT and MICT, in
addition to the activity of this enzyme In individuals with HIIT group was significantly higher (p < 0.05)
than the value in those with MICT group.
Conclusion: There is much information about the impact of physical activity on reduction of cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk factors. This information derives from different population groups where sedentary then,
physical activity reduced the risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular mortality in patients have
one or more from CVD risk factors. Present study have shown that reduction in large risk factors CVD can
be achieved by moderate or intense physical activity. The risk factors of CVD included: obesity, glucose
intolerance, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure.