Aerobic Training Improves Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

作者：Costa Eduardo Caldas^*; Ferezini De Sa Joceline Cassia; Stepto Nigel Keith; Barbosa Costa Ingrid Bezerra; Farias Junior Luiz Fernando; Tomaz Moreira Simone Da Nobrega; Mafaldo Soares Elvira Maria; Araujo Moura Lemos Telma Maria; Vieira Browne Rodrigo Alberto; Azevedo George Dantas

来源：Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2018, 50(7): 1357-1366.

DOI：10.1249/MSS.0000000000001579

• PCOS
• EXERCISE
• HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
• OBESITY
• AFFECT

Purpose To investigate the effects of a supervised aerobic exercise training intervention on health-related quality of life (HRQL), cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiometabolic profile, and affective response in overweight/obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Methods Twenty-seven overweight/obese inactive women with PCOS (body mass index, 25 kgm(-2); age 18 to 34 yr) were allocated into an exercise group (n = 14) and a control group (n = 13). Progressive aerobic exercise training was performed three times per week (similar to 150 minwk(-1)) over 16 wk. Cardiorespiratory fitness, HRQL, and cardiometabolic profile were evaluated before and after the intervention. Affective response (i.e., feeling of pleasure/displeasure) was evaluated during the exercise sessions.
Results The exercise group improved 21% 12% of cardiorespiratory fitness (P < 0.001) and HRQL in the following domains: physical functioning, general health, and mental health (P < 0.05). Moreover, the exercise group decreased body mass index, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and total cholesterol level (P < 0.05). The affective response varied from good to fairly good (i.e., positive affective response) in an exercise intensity-dependent manner during the exercise training sessions.
Conclusions Progressive aerobic exercise training improved HRQL, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiometabolic profile of overweight/obese women with PCOS. Moreover, the participants reported the exercise training sessions as pleasant over the intervention. These results reinforce the importance of supervised exercise training as a therapeutic approach for overweight/obese women with PCOS.

• 出版日期2018-7