Oral / Poster Presentation File
Department of Sport Sciences, Ardakan University, P.O. Box 184, Ardakan, Iran
Methodology: For this purpose, 40 men with Covid-19 with a mean age (33.14±4.82 years) and BMI (27.11±2.05 kg.m2) were randomly divided into 2 groups of 20 people including aerobic exercise and control. Aerobic exercise with the intensity of 65 to 75% of maximum oxygen consumption was performed for 8 weeks and three sessions per week. Anthropometric indices, body composition, Vo2max, FVC, TV, IRV, ERV, MVV, PIV, PEV, and FEV1/FVC were measured in pre-test and post-test. The collected data were analyzed using an independent t-test and paired t-test at a significance level of α = 0.05.
Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of variables measured in the pre-test (p >0.05). The results showed that the maximum oxygen consumption in the aerobic exercise group had a significant increase of 11.35% (p = 0.001). Aerobic exercise significantly increased MVV, ERV, PIV, PEV, and FEV1/FVC (p <0.05). Significant differences were observed between the two groups in all measured variables (p <0.05).
Conclusion: Therefore, it seems that aerobic exercise for 8 weeks can have a beneficial and positive effect on cardiorespiratory fitness and pulmonary function in men with Covid-19.
