Comparative effects of different types of exercises on thyroid function and quality of life in patients with hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is usually associated with reduction in metabolic function that most often manifests as a slowing of physical and mental activity.Exercises added to the treatment plan of hypothyroidism may potentially enhance the effects of medication, abate symptoms, and counteract disease progression. Physical activity has a regulating role on thyroid function.Several studies investigated the effect of aerobic exercise on hypothyroidism and revealed a significant increase in levels of thyroxine, triiodothyronine and some subscales of quality of life. Also, in hypothyroidism, resistance exercise elicits a milieu of physiological responses and adaptations that are critical for increasing muscular strength, power, hypertrophy and local muscular endurance. Moreover, combined aerobic and resistance exercises was significantly effective in hypothyroidism through reducing BMI and improving physical performance in patients with hypothyroidism.Aim/Objectives: This study has a number of clinical implications. This study is considered as a unique addition to the area of exercise training in hypothyroidism in order to reconcile differences in the findings of previous studies that looked at the influence of one kind of exercise on limited outcomes in hypothyroid individuals. This research gives healthcare practitioners who treat hypothyroid women more information about the effectiveness of different types of exercises. One factor for the inadequate referral of such patients to physiotherapy may be a lack of understanding about the benefits of exercise in such persons. Furthermore, various forms of exercise appear to be a low-cost intervention that requires little equipment. So,the aim of this study is to compare the effects of aerobic, resistance and combined training on thyroid function and quality of life in patients with hypothyroidism