An Examination of the Changes in IL-15, CRP and Serum Irisin in Different Rest Intervals after a Session of Resistance Activity in the Elderly

The aim of this study was to evaluate changes of IL-15, CRP and serum irisin after one session of resistance activity in the elderly at different intervals with a view on the possibility of changing the muscles and improving sarcopenia. 15 elderly (mean age 63.32 ± 4.5 years, height 168.61 ± 2.33 cm and weight 78.5 ± 4.2 kg) voluntarily participated in this study. The subjects performed weight training for 45 minutes in 3 sets of 8 repetitions at 80% 1RM intensity with 2- minute rest intervals and 3-minute intervals. For statistical analysis of data, one-way ANOVA and LSD post hoc test were used (P