The Effect of Six-Week Aerobic Interval Training on Some Blood Lipids and VO2max in Female Athlete Students

AbstractAge is associated with increases in body weight, body fat, and abdominal fat. The weakening of the cardiovascular system associated with aging could be countered by increasing levels of physical activity and functional fitness. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of six-week aerobic interval training on some Blood lipids and VO2max in female athlete students. Thus, 15 players of university's teams with an average age of 19.4–25.7, height of 158.8–172.6 centimetres, and weight of 45.3–63.8kg were chosen. The effect of six- week aerobic interval training on body weight, waist circumference, body mass index, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and VO2max was evaluated on pre and post test. The subjects participated in four weekly 60–75minute training sessions in a 6week period. Descriptive statistic and t-Test at (α=0.05) were used to analyze data. The results showed that there was a significant difference in body weight, waist circumference, body mass index, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and VO2max. According to the results, the training programs produced significant benefits on some blood lipids and VO2max in athletes