Vitamin D and Indices of Bone and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women Subjected to a 12-Week Aerobic Training Program—The Pilot Study

Alicja Nowak, Monika Dalz, Ewa Śliwicka, Helena Elegańczyk-Kot, Jakub Kryściak, Katarzyna Domaszewska, Maria Laurentowska, Piotr Kocur and Barbara Pospieszna
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Alicja Nowak: Department of Hygiene, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Monika Dalz: Department of Hygiene, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Ewa Śliwicka: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Helena Elegańczyk-Kot: Chair of Sport Kinesiology, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Jakub Kryściak: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Katarzyna Domaszewska: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Maria Laurentowska: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Piotr Kocur: Chair of Motor Organ Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Barbara Pospieszna: Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-8

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of Nordic walking training on the indices of bone and carbohydrate metabolism in relation to 25(OH)D levels in postmenopausal women that were subjected to the outdoor systematic physical activity. The study was performed in 10 postmenopausal women, who participated in a 12-week Nordic walking exercise program, taking place during spring months (March to June). Anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured before and after the training program. Serum concentrations of 25-hydroksycholekalciferol (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH), insulin, glucose, osteocalcin (OC), C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), and calcium were determined. After the Nordic walking exercise program, a significant increase in the serum levels of 25(OH)D and CTX and a decrease in body mass, body mass index (BMI), fat mass, and PTH concentrations were observed. The findings of the present study suggest that 25(OH)D, as important metabolic regulator, plays a role in the modification of bone markers’ responses after the outdoor training program, independent of the physical activity effects.

Keywords: vitamin D; carbohydrates metabolism; bone turnover markers; Nordic Walking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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