Title of article :
An investigation on the effect of strength and endurance training on depression, anxiety, and C-reactive protein’s inflammatory biomarker changes
Author/Authors :
Khorvash, Majid Departments of Physical Education, Majlesi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan -Departments of Physical Education, Mobarakeh Branch , Askari, Ahmadreza Departments of Physical Education, Majlesi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan -Departments of Physical Education, Mobarakeh Branch , Rafiemanzelat, Fatemeh Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan , Botshekan, Manijeh Organization of Education , Khorvash, Farzin Nosocomial Infection Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Abstract :
This study is performed to investigate the effect of strength and endurance training on the levels of depression,
anxiety, and C-reactive proteins inflammatory biomarker changes. Materials and Methods: The research method was
experimental, and the statistical population is formed of 300 volunteer male students. After the pre-test, 120 subjects with
notable depression and anxiety levels obtained from Beacke and Ketel‘s questionnaires were selected and randomly divided into
two groups of strength and endurance, each containing 60 subjects, and then, again into two groups of experimental and control,
each with 30 subjects. All 120 subjects were blood-sampled in the first stage to determine CRP concentration. After 20 sessions
of strength and endurance exercises again depression, anxiety, and C-reactive proteins testes were used for both control and
experimental groups. Ultimately, the obtained data were analyzed by using t-test in dependent and independent groups and
covariance analysis in P ≤ 0.05 level. Results: The results showed that the average of age is 25.1 ± 3.2, average of weight is 70.4 ± 8.4
and average of height is 169.8 ± 12.1, in the subjects. Also, the strength and endurance training had reduced the anxiety by 27%
(P = .0001), depression by 37% (P = .0001) and C-reactive proteins by 20% (P = 0.0001), in the subjects. Discussion: Regarding
the different effects of training types on research variables, the results showed that the endurance training has a greater effect
in reducing the depression, and strength training, in blood C-reactive proteins reduction,
Keywords :
Anxiety , C-reactive protein , depression , strength and endurance training
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
