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Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Methods: Forty-five overweight (BMI: 27.73 1.59 kg/m2) women (ages: 32.89 4.59 years) voluntarily participated in this study. Subjects were randomly assigned into three groups: The WB-EMS group that carried out an intermittent stimulation of WB-EMS (2 sessions/week, 20 min/sessions) according to the schedule of the first session each week (85 Hz, 350 μs, 4 s pulse, 4 s rest) and second session (7-15 Hz, 350 μs, continuous pulse), the Combined Training group consisted of aerobic and bodyweight resistance training (2 sessions/week, 20 min/session), and Control Group. In all three groups, the lipid profile and body composition were assessed before and after 8 weeks of exercise.
Results: Within-group comparison showed that in the WB-EMS group there were significant differences in triglyceride, cholesterol, High-Density-Lipoprotein, Low-Density-Lipoprotein, body weight, BMI, WHR, WC, body fat percentage, BFM and LBM values (P ≤ 0.05), and there was no significant difference only in fasting blood sugar. Also, in the CT group, the significant difference was only observed in BMI (P≤ 0.05). In the between-group comparison in post-test there were significant differences only in HDL and BF% (P ≤ 0.05).
Conclusion: Since exercise by WB-EMS has positive effects on lipid profile and body composition, it can be concluded that exercise by WB-EMS may be a proper method for people who have a limited time for exercise or are unable or unmotivated to conventional exercises.
