Efficacy of high intsnesty interval exercise on nicotine in hypercholeserolemic smoker / Maha Mostafa Osman Ali Azzam ; Supervised Zahra Mohamed Hassan Serry , Samah Mahmoud Ismail , Maha Mohamed Saber

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatric Disorder

Objective: The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of interval training on serum nicotine and lipid profile in male smokers. Background : Tobacco overtaking , sedentary lifestyle and low fitness considered as the main risk factors for diseases that leads to death, such as, coronary heart disease, stroke, obesity and hypertension which are the most common causes of morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study: The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of interval training on serum nicotine and lipid profile in male smokers. Subject and Methods: The study was conducted on thirty smokers, their age ranged from 20 to 40 years Their BMI ranged from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 All subjects were thoroughly evaluated before and after the exercise protocol application. Initial assessment were included measurements of BMI (weight and height) ,lipid profile, and nicotine blood levels, all were free from musculoskeletal disorders or cardiovascular disorders, Then subjects started treatment program ,in New Cairo hospitals , as following, performing a supervised running on treadmill in pattern of high intensity interval training 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks. Each training session was consisted of warming up phase conducted by walking on treadmill (5min) at 30% of maximum heart rate (MHR),Then Active phase of exercise in which the patient exercise about 10 minutes of high intensity interval training consist of 2 repeats of (1min running at 85- 95% of MHR then followed by 4 min recovery at 60-70% of MHR) followed by cooling down (5min) of gradual decrease of treadmill intensity till reach 30 % of MHR

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