69 Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline June 2013 Volume 16 Number 3 Editor-in-Chief Tommy Boone, PhD, MBA Review Board Todd Astorino, PhD Julien Baker, PhD Steve Brock, PhD Lance Dalleck, PhD Eric Goulet, PhD Robert Gotshall, PhD Alexander Hutchison, PhD M. Knight-Maloney, PhD Len Kravitz, PhD James Laskin, PhD Yit Aun Lim, PhD Lonnie Lowery, PhD Derek Marks, PhD Cristine Mermier, PhD Robert Robergs, PhD Chantal Vella, PhD Dale Wagner, PhD Frank Wyatt, PhD Ben Zhou, PhD Official Research Journal of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists ISSN 1097-9751 Official Research Journal of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists ISSN 1097-9751 JEPonline Effects of Workplace Based Exercises on the Lipid Profile, Systemic Blood Pressure, and Body Fat of Female Workers Ana Claudia V. Osiecki 1 , Raul Osiecki 2 , Luciana S. Timossi 2 , Liliana Laura Rossetin 3 , Thais do Amaral Machado 1 , Suelen Meira Góes 1 , Neiva Leite 1 1 Life Quality Nucleus / Postgraduate Program in Physical Education / Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2 Center for the Studies on Human Performance / Postgraduate Program in Physical Education/Federal University of Paraná, Brazil ABSTRACT Osiecki ACV, Osiecki R, Timossi LS, Rossetin LL, Machado TA, Góes SM, Leite N. Effects of Workplace Based Exercises on the Lipid Profile, Systemic Blood Pressure, and Body Fat of Female Workers. JEPonline 2013;16(3):69-75. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a 12-wk workplace based exercise program on total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides (TG), anthropometric profile (weight, waist circumference, fat percentage, BMI, and skin-fold thickness), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on female workers. The subjects were placed in two groups: intervention (n = 24; age = 42.50 ± 11.35 yrs) and control (n = 26; age = 48.77 ± 9.27 yrs). The 12-wk intervention group engaged in gymnastics and relaxation for 15 min·d -1 5 times·wk -1 . The statistical findings indicate that the intervention group had significant reductions in TC, LDL (P<0.001), HDL, diastolic blood pressure, and body fat (P<0.05), and waist circumference (P<0.01). The findings support the importance of a workplace based physical activity program in the improvement of cardiovascular risk factors. Key Words: Gymnastics, Heart Diseases, Workplace, Risk Factors