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Comparing effects of local vibration and sit-up exercise on abdominal local fat thickness in young healthy women
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Elham Fatrmy   , Amirhoshang Bakhtiary , Raheb Ghorbani , Parinaz Vahabi , Sahar Masomi , Zahra Solemanian |
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| Introduction: Obesity is one of the health problems. Obesity, especially abdominal
obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Strengthening exercises
are usually used to reduce localized fat. Many studies have investigated the
effect of whole body vibration on body fat, while there is no study to evaluate
the application of local vibration on local fat thickness. The aim of this
study was to compare the effect of local vibration and sit-up exercise on
abdominal local fat thickness in the young healthy women. Materials and Methods: This experimental study was carried out on 54 healthy young women who were
obese or overweight. They were randomly assigned in one of the following three
experimental groups: local vibration, sit-up exercise, (3times a week for 12
weeks) and control group (no intervention). The local thickness of abdominal
fat and the waist circumference were measured before and after intervention. Results: Mean and standard deviation of local fat thickness before
and after intervention showed that abdominal local fat thickness significantly
decreased in the vibration (p< 0.05) and Sit-up exercise
(p< 0.05) groups. In the vibration group, mean changes of local thickness of
abdominal fat was significantly higher than the sit up exercise group (p<
0.05). The mean changes of waist circumference did not show significantly
difference between three groups (p=0.155). Conclusion: This study showed that local vibration can reduce abdominal local fat
thickness in young healthy women. The results also indicated that local
vibration is more effective than exercise alone on the abdominal fat reduction. |
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| Keywords: Local vibration, Obesity, Abdominal fat, Young women, Sit up exercise |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2013/07/15 | Accepted: 2014/01/21 | Published: 2014/06/11
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