the effect of eight weeks of resistance training on some serum and metabolic markers of bone mass in postmenopausal women

Purpose: osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease of the skeletal system and the main cause of fractures and death in elderly people, especially postmenopausal women. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of resistance training on some serum and metabolic markers of bone mass in postmenopausal women.methods: 24 inactive postmenopausal women with an age range of 46-58 years participated in this study. subjects were assigned to resistance training and control groups. before and after the training period, weight, body mass index, alkaline phosphatase, calcium, serum phosphorus and bone density of lumbar vertebrae were measured (by dexa method). the training protocol consisted of upper and lower body resistance training in 3 sets of 8 to 12 repetitions for 8 weeks and 3 sessions per week. data were analyzed using spss software version 26 and independent t and paired t statistical tests. results: the results of this research showed that the experimental group had a significant increase in the amount of alkaline phosphatase (p=0.041), serum calcium (p=0.035) and bone density of the lumbar vertebrae (p=0.11) and a significant decrease in weight compared to the control group. (p=0.035, and body mass index p=0.021). the results also showed no significant change in the amount of serum phosphorus (p=0.071). conclusion: according to the findings of the present study, in order to maintain or prevent the decrease in bone density of postmenopausal women, resistance exercises can be recommended.