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  1 - Relationship Between Anthropometric Characteristics and Player Experience with Speed, Agility and Scoring Statistics of Khorasan Razavi Women's Futsal Team Players in the Iranian Premier League
  Mohammad-Ali Kohanpour Fatemeh  Sharif
  the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric characteristics and player experience with speed, agility and scoring statistics of Khorasan Razavi women's futsal team players. For this reason, 14 players of Khorasan Razavi women's f More

  the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric characteristics and player experience with speed, agility and scoring statistics of Khorasan Razavi women's futsal team players. For this reason, 14 players of Khorasan Razavi women's futsal team were evaluated in the group stage of the Iranian Women's Futsal Premier League 1300-1499. Calendar age, physiological age, height, arm circumference, thigh circumference, leg circumference, chest circumference, shoulder width, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-tohip ratio, playing experience, experience playing in the Premier League, playing experience in the national team, scoring statistics, speed (15 m and 25 m) and agility (4.9 test) were measured. Pearson correlation coefficient test and SPSS software version 16 at the level of P≤0.05 were used for statistical analysis. Based on the results, experience is probably the most important factor for the success in scoring of women futsal players. As in the present study, as the age, years of playing, playing in the Premier League and playing in the national team increased, so did the scoring statistics. On the other hand, it seems that the smaller the circumference of the upper and lower limbs, the better the speed and agility performance, which is probably due to the smaller size of the muscle compared to fat and the reduction of fat in these limbs. Manuscript profile
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  2 - The Effect of Saffron Supplementation with Aerobic Training on Inflammatory Factors and Cognitive Status in Elderly Men
  Sara Naeimi Zahra  Koohestani Sini Mohammad-Ali Kohanpour Hamide  Nakhayi
  the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of aerobic training and saffron supplementation on cognitive status and serum levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in elderly men. Forty men aged 60 to 70 years were purposefully selected and randomly divided into 4 gro More

  the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of aerobic training and saffron supplementation on cognitive status and serum levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in elderly men. Forty men aged 60 to 70 years were purposefully selected and randomly divided into 4 groups: aerobic training, saffron, aerobic training + saffron and placebo (10 people in each group). Interventions were performed for 12 weeks. Aerobictraining consisted of eight minutes of running with an intensity of 75 to 85% of the maximum reserve heart rate in the first session. Both sessions increased the running time by one minute until after 12 weeks, the running time reached 26 minutes. Saffron extract was taken as a capsule with a dose of 500 mg in two meals in the morning and after exercise. IL-1β and TNF-α levels were significantly reduced in both training and saffron groups, but in the training + saffron group, their decrease was greater (P<0.05). Cognitive status in the three intervention groups increased significantly compared to the placebo group, which was higher in the exercise + saffron group (P<0.05). It is possible that taking saffron supplement along with aerobic training for 12 weeks, by improving the cognitive status in older men by reducing inflammatory factors, can prevent cognitive disorders and eventually Alzheimer's. Manuscript profile