At present, there is no enough evidence that physical activity has considerable
benefits for lipid control in HIV infected patients. Terry et al., 2006 concluded that 30 HIV
infected patients with lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia submitted to a short-term intervention
of low-lipid diet and aerobic exercise training (12 weeks) were able to increase their
functional capacity without any consistent changes in plasma lipid levels. Fitch et al., 2006
also failed to show improvement in lipid profile in a randomized study with 28 HIV-infected
individuals with metabolic syndrome whose were submitted to an intensive lifestyle modification program, which included a dietary intervention and physical activity. After 6
months, despite improvement in anthropometric variables, blood pressure and physical
activity, there were no consistent changes in lipid profile.