Aerobic and Strength Training With Caloric Restriction on Insulin Resistance in Obese Premenopausal Women

Resistance exercise were performed for all participants in group (A) only included 9 exercise for big muscles of upper limbs (shoulder flexors muscles, shoulder extensors and shoulder abductors), lower limbs (hip flexors, hip extensors and knee flexors and knee extensors) and abdominal muscle using moderate work load (60 - 75% of IRM) 1set of 10 repetitions, progressing to 2 sets of 10 repetitions after four weeks for 20 minutes

aerobic exercise were performed on treadmill. For 20 minutes. All patients in both groups (A,B) had attended the program of a resistance exercises and followed by aerobic exercise for 8 weeks in form of 20 minutes walking on the treadmill without inclination.

All participants in both groups (A,B) were instructed to follow a moderate restricted diet limited to (1800-2000) kcal/ day under supervision of a certified dietician. The diet contained: Protein and fibers: 20% carbohydrate: 50-60%, fat: low 20%.