Celery as an Effective Supplement for Pilates Exercise in Weight Loss Studies.

Gorji, Negar E.; Farzanegi, Parvin; Habibian, Masoumeh; Mahdirejei, Hassan A.; Abadei, Sajedeh F. R.

Background: Celery is a vegetable that can also reduce the caloric input of the diet in weight loss issues. Also, Pilates exercise is one of the new training methods that are effective on reducing the weight and body fat. Circulation of Adiponectin concentration increases by exercise and losing the weight. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of 8 weeks Pilates training with Celery supplementation on Adiponectin levels and anthropometric indicators in sedentary overweight women. Materials and Methods: Sixty sedentary overweight women (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²), aged 35 to 45 years old, were randomly divided into four groups: control, exercise, supplement and exercise supplement. There were 15 subjects in each group. Anthropometric parameters and Adiponectin levels were measured at the baseline and end of the study. Results: Significant improvements in body weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) were obtained in exercise group. The most changes of Adiponectin levels were observed in exercise, supplement and exercise supplement groups. Adiponectin levels significantly increased in 3 of the groups, but the highest increase was realized in exercise supplement group. Conclusion: The results of present study suggest that the Pilates exercise and consumption of Celery had a significant positive effect on Adiponectin concentration leading to reduced body fat.

CELERY; ANALYSIS of variance; DIETARY supplements; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; HEALTH promotion; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); WEIGHT loss; PILATES method; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; THERAPEUTICS

International Medical Journal, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 3, p190

1341-2051

Academic Journal