Oral / Poster Presentation File
1Department of Sports Science, Hasht Behesht Higher Education Institute
2Department of Sports Sciences, Hasht Behesht Institute of Higher Education, Isfahan , Iran
Materials and Methods: 24 inactive overweight women (age: 23.8 ±1.24, weight: 74.5 ±4.32 BMI: 28± 0.54 participated in this study. Then, the subjects were divided into two groups of exercise with supplement and exercise with placebo. Subjects were trained for 2 months during 24 sessions of an exercise program for one hour. In experimental group, 3 grams of ginger per day in two meals before breakfast and in afternoon was consumed. The placebo group received two capsules containing flour daily before breakfast and in the afternoon. 24 hour before training, after one month and 24 hour the last day of training, waist to hip ratio, height and weight were measured. Repeated Analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.
Results: There was a significant difference between eight weeks of Pilates training and ginger supplementation and placebo groups (p <0.05). In addition, there was a significantly decrease in weight, WHR (p=0.001, F=14.51, p=0.001, F=11.67) after 8 week Pilates training and ginger supplementation.
Conclusion: The combination of Pilates training and ginger supplementation seems to cause weight loss by making changes in body composition.
