Abstract
Objectives
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of diet and an abdominal resistance
training program to diet alone on abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and waist circumference
of overweight and obese women.
Methods
This randomized clinical trial included 40 overweight and obese women randomly divided
into 2 groups: diet only and diet combined with 12 weeks of abdominal resistance training.
Waist and hip circumferences and abdominal skin folds of the subjects were measured
at the beginning and 12 weeks after the interventions. In addition, abdominal subcutaneous
fat thickness of the subjects was measured using ultrasonography. Percentage body
fat and lean body mass of all the subjects were also measured using a bioelectric
impedance device.
Results
After 12 weeks of intervention, the weight of participants in both groups decreased;
but the difference between the 2 groups was not significant (P = .45). Similarly, other variables including abdominal subcutaneous fat, waist circumference,
hip circumference, body mass index, body fat percentage, and skin fold thickness were
reduced in both groups; but there were no significant differences between the groups.
Conclusions
This study found that abdominal resistance training besides diet did not reduce abdominal
subcutaneous fat thickness compared to diet alone in overweight or obese women.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 10, 2015
Accepted:
December 12,
2014
Received in revised form:
December 8,
2014
Received:
February 25,
2014
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