The Effect of Eight Weeks Aerobic Training and Green Tea Supplementation on Body Fat Percentage and Serum Lipid Profiles in Obese and Overweight Women

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks aerobic training and green tea supplementation on body fat percentage and serum lipid profiles in obese and overweight women. A total of twenty obese & overweight females volunteered and were randomly divided in to two groups: experimental group (11 subjects with means of age 38. 54 ± 9. 44 years، weight 70. 68 ± 7. 30 kg) and control group (9 subjects with means of age 40 ± 7. 51 years، weight 76. 22 ± 5. 78 kg). Experimental group performed aerobic training and used green tea supplementation for eight weeks. Aerobic training was three sessions in the week and each session was 45 min with 65% - 80% intensity of maximal heart rate. A total of 9 grams Green tea supplementation was used for three times per day. Before and after the exercise period، total data was gathered concerning questionnaire completion of physical activity and diet and taking blood sample. The data were analyzed، using the Kulomograf-smirnof، paired sample T-test، and independent sample T-test. Combination of aerobic training and green tea supplementation، caused a significant decrease in weight and body fat percentage (P < 0/05)، but there was no significant effect on indices of total cholesterol، triglyceride، LDL-C، HDL-C. Obese and overweight women can loss body weight and body fat percentage by using aerobic training and green tea supplementation. However، dertermining positive effect of aerobic training and green tea supplementation on serum lipid profiles needs further investigation.