Effects of new sports tennis type exercise on aerobic capacity, follicle stimulating hormone and N-terminal telopeptide in the postmenopausal women

Abstract

Menopause is characterized by rapid decreases in bone mineral densi-ty, aerobic fitness, muscle strength, and balance. In the present study, we investigated the effects of new sports tennis type exercise on aero-bic capacity, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and N-terminal telopep-tide (NTX) in the postmenopausal women. Subjects were consisted of 20 postmenopausal women, who had not menstruated for at least 1 yr and had follicle-stimulating hormone levels > 35 mIU/L, estradiol lev-els<40 pg/mL. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: control group (n=10), new sports tennis type exercise group (n=10). New sports tennis type exercise consisted of warm up (10 min), new sports tennis type exercise was (40 min), cool down (10 min) 3 days a per week for 12 weeks. The aerobic capacities were increased by 12 weeks new sports tennis type exercise. New sports tennis type exer-cise significantly increased FSH and NTx levels, indicating biochemical markers of bone formation and resorption. These findings indicate that 12 weeks of new sports tennis type exercise can be effective in preven-tion of bone loss and enhancement of aerobic capacity in postmeno-pausal women.