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Published on: December 1, 2023
The efficacy of community-based exercise programs on circulating irisin level, muscle strength, cardiorespiratory
Dongheon Kang1, Jiyoung Park1, Seon-Deok Eun1
1Department of Healthcare and Public Health Research, National Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Objective:
We investigated the changes in circulating irisin levels after community-based exercise and the association of these levels with improvements in muscle strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, and body composition in people with ischemic stroke.
Methods:
Twenty participants were randomly assigned to either a control or an exercise group. The community-based exercise program (CEP) consisted of 8 weeks of 1 h sessions for 3 days a week. Irisin levels, muscle strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, and body composition were assessed before and after the intervention.
Results:
Significant improvements were observed in the leg and trunk strength, peak oxygen consumption values, and body composition of the exercise group compared with the control group. In addition, circulating irisin levels were observed to have increased in the exercise group, positively correlated with muscle strength and cardiorespiratory endurance.
Conclusion:
CEP might be an effective intervention to increase irisin levels and prevent a stroke-related decline in muscle function.
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