This paper presents authors' original study while discussing other studies with results of significance to the original study. The purpose of the original study is to clarify the chronic effects of aerobic exercise upon blood lipids in hyperlipidemia patients. The subjects in this study were diagnosed as having hyperlipidemia of the Jifukai Miyazaki Hospital (Incorporated Medical Institution 〔the Miyazaki Hospital〕). Five hyperlipidemia patients volunteered to be the experiment group while

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... er five healthy subjects volunteered to be the control group. All of the 10 subjects had not exercised regularly prior to this experment. All the subjects were diagnosed as being able to safely follow the required exercise program for this study by a medical checkup. Informed consent was obtained from all of the subjects by explaining the purpose and the methods of this study. All of the subjects jogged on a treadmill in the Miyazaki Hospital two or more days a week for two months. In order to obtain the task goal, they maintained 40% -60% of their maximal heart rate (max HR) for 30 minutes. The variables of this study determined by blood composition were the following: total cholesterol (TC), total triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL). Other variables in this study were the following: systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), body weight, body mass index (BMI), and percent body fat (%Fat). As results of this study, it was found that the TC decreased significantly in hyperlipidemia patients that followed the regimen of regular aerobic exercise.