Variations in leptin and insulin levels within one swimming season in non-obese female cold water swimmers.

Aim: We examined whether cold water swimming for seven consecutive months changes basal leptin and insulin concentrations and insulin sensitivity in healthy non-obese women.

Materials And Methods: Fourteen recreational female swimmers aged 45 ± 8.7 years, regularly swimming outdoors during winter months were exposed to cold water at least twice a week.

Cold Water Swimming Beneficially Modulates Insulin Sensitivity in Middle-Aged Individuals.

We determined whether cold water swimming for six consecutive months results in adaptive changes in body composition and insulin sensitivity. Thirty healthy subjects aged 50.2 ± 9.

The assessment of selected factors influencing intent to get pregnant in the Greater Poland Region.

Introduction And Objective: Nowadays, people decide to have a baby by first analysing their financial situation. Tradition is no longer a factor which determines the decision whether or not to have a baby. A prognosis of the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) shows that the population of Poland will fall from 38 to 36 million by 2035.