TY - GEN AU - Eman Ahmed Abdelmoez AU - Awatif Mohammed Labib , AU - Laila Ahmed Rashed , TI - Effect of continuous versus intermittent exercise bouts on bone metabolism in normal subjects / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Eman Ahmed Abdelmoez , KW - BALP KW - bone metabolism KW - exercise bout KW - PTH KW - recovery N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Physical Therapy - Department Of Basic Science; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -