M Rosety-Rodriguez1, J M Rosety2, G Fornieles3, M A Rosety4, A J Diaz3, I Rosety5, A Rodríguez-Pareja6, M Rosety5, F J Ordonez7, S Elosegui8. 1. Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España. Electronic address: manuel.rosetyrodriguez@uca.es. 2. Departamento de Urología, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, España. 3. Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España. 4. Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España. 5. Departamento de Anatomía Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España. 6. Departamento de Ginecología, Hospital Universitario de Jerez, Cádiz, España. 7. Escuela de Medicina del Deporte, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España. 8. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This was the first study conducted to determine the influence of home-based treadmill training on seminal quality in adults with type 2 diabetes. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Sixty sedentary adults with type 2 diabetes volunteered for the current study. Thirty were randomly allocated to the intervention group and performed a a 14-week, home-based, treadmill training program, 3 sessions per week, consisting of a warm-up (10-15min), 40min treadmill exercise at a work intensity of 55-70% of peak heart rate (increasing by 2.5% each two weeks) measured during a maximal treadmill test, and cooling-down (5-10min). The control group included 30, age and BMI matched adults with type 2 diabetes who did not take part in any training program. Seminal quality analysis included semen volume, sperm concentration, motility and normal morphologic features. Furthermore, total antioxidant status (TAS) as well as glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity were assessed in seminal plasma. This protocol was approved by an Institutional Ethics Committee. RESULTS: The home-based treadmill training significantly increased sperm concentration as well as percentages of total sperm motility and normal spermatozoa. Furthermore, TAS and GPX activity were increased after the completion of the training program. No significant changes in any of the measured variables were found in the control group. CONCLUSIONS:Home-based treadmill training improved seminal quality in adults with type 2 diabetes. A secondary finding was that seminal antioxidant defense system was significantly increased after being exercised.
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OBJECTIVE: This was the first study conducted to determine the influence of home-based treadmill training on seminal quality in adults with type 2 diabetes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixty sedentary adults with type 2 diabetes volunteered for the current study. Thirty were randomly allocated to the intervention group and performed a a 14-week, home-based, treadmill training program, 3 sessions per week, consisting of a warm-up (10-15min), 40min treadmill exercise at a work intensity of 55-70% of peak heart rate (increasing by 2.5% each two weeks) measured during a maximal treadmill test, and cooling-down (5-10min). The control group included 30, age and BMI matched adults with type 2 diabetes who did not take part in any training program. Seminal quality analysis included semen volume, sperm concentration, motility and normal morphologic features. Furthermore, total antioxidant status (TAS) as well as glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity were assessed in seminal plasma. This protocol was approved by an Institutional Ethics Committee. RESULTS: The home-based treadmill training significantly increased sperm concentration as well as percentages of total sperm motility and normal spermatozoa. Furthermore, TAS and GPX activity were increased after the completion of the training program. No significant changes in any of the measured variables were found in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Home-based treadmill training improved seminal quality in adults with type 2 diabetes. A secondary finding was that seminal antioxidant defense system was significantly increased after being exercised.
Authors: H Kelestimur; O Bulmus; I Serhatlioglu; Z Ercan; S Ozer Kaya; A Yardimci; N Ulker; E Kacar; S Canpolat Journal: Physiol Res Date: 2021-09-10 Impact factor: 1.881