운동 형태의 차이가 폐경 후 비만중년여성의 염증지표인자와 항 노화 호르몬에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to apply yoga, walking, and weight training, exercises with high accessibility and popularity among physical activities performed by middle-aged females, to analyze changes in elements of inflammation index and anti-aging hormone according to each exercise type, and to examine the type of exercise effective in maintaining health and delaying aging of obese middle-aged females. 25 middle-aged females after menopause living in P city who have no special experience in exercises, no special diseases medically found in three years, and percent body fat of over 30% were selected as subjects of this study. The subjects were divided into 8 subjects in yoga group, 8 subjects in walking group, and 9 subjects in weight training group. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures was conducted using SPSS 18.0 program for data processing with significance level of p<.05. As a result of this study, CRP and TNF-α were significantly decreased after exercise in yoga and walking groups, but no significant difference was shown by weight training group. In terms of difference among groups, yoga group and walking group showed lower values than weight training group after exercise. There was no significant difference in melatonin among groups, time of measurement, and interaction effect. While DHEA-s did not show significant difference in yoga and walking groups before and after exercise, weight training group showed significant increase in DHEA-s. In terms of difference among groups, weight training group showed higher value than yoga group and walking group. There was no significant difference in body weight and percent body fat. Yoga and walking groups did not show significant difference in muscle mass, but weight training group showed significant increase. No significant difference was found in muscle mass among groups.