INTRODUCTION: Given the high prevalence of pre-menstruation syndrome in the community and its negative economic, social and educational outcomes, finding a simple and inexpensive way for treating or reducing its symptoms is essential. Studies have shown that exercise can be effective in the treatment of this syndrome. As the effects of resistance and endurance exercise on this syndrome have not been studied yet, the present study was conducted to compare the effects of endurance and resistance exercise on physical and psychobehavioral symptoms of pre-menstruation syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present clinical trial with before/after design was conducted on 30 patients with pre-menstruation syndrome who were randomly divided into three groups, namely the resistance exercise group, the endurance exercise group and the control group. The severity of physical and psychobehavioral symptoms of the syndrome was investigated through a questionnaire before and then 8 weeks after the implementation of the protocol. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and the covariance and post hoc LSD tests at the level of 0.05 using SPSS-18 software. RESULTS: There were no differences between the subjects in terms of age, weight, height and physical and psychobehavioral symptoms before starting the protocol. Performing the resistance or endurance exercises for 8 weeks significantly reduced the physical and psychobehavioral symptoms of premenstruation syndrome in the case groups compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: Exercise can reduce symptoms of pre-menstruation syndrome and there are differences in this regard between resistance and endurance exercise.

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