The Acute Response of Lung Function Indices to Anaerobic Exercises in Polluted Air

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of anaerobic exercises on lung functions in polluted weather. In this study, 20 healthy men (22.8  0.554) were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group did the anaerobic exercise (lasting 21 minutes with the power of 285 watts for one minute, and 2 minutes break for 7 times) on the ergometer bicycle in polluted air. Lung function tests were performed before the exercises, right after the exercises (first post-test) and 24 hours after the exercises (second post-test). The data analysis was done using AVOVA with repeated measures and independent t, in order to determine the difference among the groups and the training methods. The findings indicated that anaerobic exercise in polluted air did not significantly affected the FVC and FEF25-75% factors in the first and second post-tests and FEV1 factor did not cause any significant effect in first post-test, too. With regard to the findings of the previous studies while aerobic exercises in polluted air decrease lung function factors, it seems that anaerobic exercises in polluted air also cause a decrease in lung function factors including FVC, FEV1 and FEF25-75% in the first and second post-tests.