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Effect of continuous versus intermittent exercise bouts on bone metabolism in normal subjects /

Eman Ahmed Abdelmoez

Effect of continuous versus intermittent exercise bouts on bone metabolism in normal subjects / تاثير التمرينات المستمرة فى مقابل التمرينات المتقطعة على بناء العظام فى الاشخاص الاصحاء Eman Ahmed Abd El Moez ; Supervised Awatif Mohammed Labib , Laila Ahmed Rashed - Cairo : Eman Ahmed Abdelmoez , 2006 - 97P : ill ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Physical Therapy - Department Of Basic Science

Background : physical exercise plays a role in the maintenance of the skeleton , but the specific mechanisms by which exercise increases bone mass are not well understoodPurpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of continuous versus intermittent exercise bouts on serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) , ionized calcium (Ca2+) and bone - alkaline phosphatase (BALP) Subjects : Thirty normal un - trained subjects of both sexes , aged between 20 - 30 years were randomly assigned into two groups : Continuous exercise group (n=15) , and intermittent exercise group (n=15) Materials and Methods : Continuous exercise consisted of running on treadmill for two successive bouts of 20 mineach at 70



BALP bone metabolism exercise bout PTH recovery