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Effects of Eight Weeks Forward and Backward Interval Running on Blood Glucose and lipid profiles in young men
Bizhan Hooshmand Moghadam , Parisa Pournemati1 , Maryam Dalirani
1- , Pournemati.ut@gmail.com
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Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate and compare the impact of two methods of training, forward and backward running, on changes in body composition, lipid profiles, cardiovascular function, and some physical fitness indices in young men. Method: Thirty eligible young men were selected and put into two homogeneous groups of forward and backward running. Both groups performed interval running training four days a week for eight weeks (2 minutes of training with 60 to 85 percent of the maximum heart rate and 1 minute of active rest with 35 to 50 percent of the maximum heart rate). The interval training programs of both groups were exactly similar and only in opposite directions. Results: There was a significant difference between effects of two training methods on body fat percentages, waist-hip ratio, anaerobic power, agility, triglyceride and HDL-C (P<0.05), while they had no significant difference in terms of weight, body mass index, aerobic power, velocity, glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-C, heart rate (HR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and Rate Pressure Product (RPP) (P<0.05). Conclusion: Results of the present study indicated that eight weeks of backward interval running improved some factors of physical fitness, body composition and lipid profiles in young men compared with the forward interval running.
 
Keywords: Forward running, Backward running, Body composition, Lipid profile, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, Physical fitness
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Research Article: Research Article | Subject: Sport Physiology
Received: 2023/01/30 | Accepted: 2023/04/25
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