Effects of a Six-week Indoor Hand-bike Exercise Program on Health and Fitness Levels in @entity1 with XXXX : A Randomized Controlled Trial Study.

@entity1 @entity26 @entity2690 @entity1566
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of a six-week indoor hand-bike exercise program on fasting @entity2690 and homeostasis model assessment of @entity2690 resistance (HOMA-IR) levels and physical fitness in @entity1 with @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ). DESIGN: Randomized Controlled Trial. SETTING: National Rehabilitation Center (Outpatient). @entity1 : Fifteen @entity1 with @entity1566 (exercise group: eight, control group: seven). INTERVENTIONS: This study involved 60-minute exercise sessions on an indoor hand-bike. @entity1 in the exercise group exercised three times per week for six weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Health parameters [body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, percent body fat, @entity2690 level, and HOMA-IR level] and fitness outcomes [Peak @entity26 consumption (VO2 peak), shoulder abduction and adduction, shoulder flexion and extension, elbow flexion and extension]. RESULTS: Participation in a six-week exercise program using an indoor hand-bike significantly decreased BMI (baseline: 22.0  3.7 m/kg(2) vs. post-intervention: 21.7  3.5 m/kg(2), p=0.028), fasting @entity2690 (baseline: 5.4  2.9  U/ml vs. post-intervention: 3.4  1.5  U/ml, p=0.036), and HOMA-IR (baseline: 1.0  0.6 vs. post-intervention: 0.6  0.3, p=0.030) levels compared to those in the control group. Furthermore, this training program significantly increased VO2 peak and strength in shoulder abduction, adduction, flexion and extension, and elbow flexion and extension compared to those in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Exercise using an indoor hand-bike appears to be an effective modality to improve body composition, fasting @entity2690 and HOMA-IR levels, and fitness in @entity1 with a @entity1566 .
