the effects of aerobic exercise on lipid profile and body composition in women with multiple sclerosis

Background: recent studies show that serum lipid profile and body composition have effects on the prognosis of multiple sclerosis (ms). objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aerobic dancing training on serum lipid profile in women with rrms (relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis). patients and methods: twenty-eight rrms patients, age range 20-45 years with mild disability (expanded disability status scale 3 (edss 3)) participated in this semi-experimental study. the subjects were randomly divided into two groups: exercise group (n = 15) and control group (n = 13). lipid profile and body composition parameters were measured before and after the intervention. exercise group participated in aerobic dancing training program at 50% -70 % heart rate reserve (hrr) for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week. results: at the end of the 8 week period, significant decreases have been found in tg (triglyceride), tc (total cholesterol), vldl (very low density lipoprotein) levels and percent body fat (pbf) in exercise group (p < 0.05). also, a significant difference observed in tg, vldl levels, and pbf between 2 groups at the final measuring (p < 0.05). there was no significant change in the investigated parameters between initial and final measurements in the control group (p > 0.05). conclusions: in general, the results confirm the positive influence of the regular aerobic dance training on changes in lipid profile and body composition parameters in female patients with rrms.