The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot Study
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of 4 weeks of continuous exercise combined with abdominal fat tissue massage on body composition in overweight individuals. Materials and Methods: Twenty-two participants (mean (±SD) age 28(±3) years; BMI 27.5 (±1.7)) were randomly divided into t...
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| description | Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of 4 weeks of continuous exercise combined with abdominal fat tissue massage on body composition in overweight individuals.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-two participants (mean (±SD) age 28(±3) years; BMI 27.5 (±1.7)) were randomly divided into three groups: continuous training (CT, N= 7), continuous training with massage (CT+MA, N= 8), and massage only (MA, N= 7). The massage groups received 15-minute abdominal massages three times a week. The CT+MA group performed moderate continuous training at 50-60% VO2peak for 45 minutes after the massage. The CT group followed the same training protocol without massage. Body composition was assessed before and after the intervention, measuring fat percentage, waist to hip ratio (WHR), abdominal hip circumference, weight, and abdominal skinfold thickness.
Results: The PBF, WHR, and skinfold thickness values in the abdominal area of the CT+MA group had a significant decrease compared to MA and CT groups.
Conclusion: The results suggest that abdominal massage before exercise enhances lipolysis and spot fat reduction in the massage area, probably by increasing blood supply to subcutaneous fat tissue. This intervention could be a practical approach to boost lipolysis in future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b1f06bc08c5640c7a59a8b19eaa9d7ca2025-08-20T02:59:50ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Diabetes and Obesity2008-67922345-22502024-12-01164247254The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot StudyMoein Fasihiyan0Saber Niazi1Tahereh Hozouri2Maryam Nourshahi3Fariborz Hovanloo4 Department of Biological Sciences in Sport and Health, Faculty of Sport Sciences and health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Department of Exercise physiology, Faculty of Physical education and sport science, kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Biological Sciences in Sport and Health, Faculty of Sport Sciences and health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Biological Sciences in Sport and Health, Faculty of Sport Sciences and health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Health & Sport Rehabilitation, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of 4 weeks of continuous exercise combined with abdominal fat tissue massage on body composition in overweight individuals. Materials and Methods: Twenty-two participants (mean (±SD) age 28(±3) years; BMI 27.5 (±1.7)) were randomly divided into three groups: continuous training (CT, N= 7), continuous training with massage (CT+MA, N= 8), and massage only (MA, N= 7). The massage groups received 15-minute abdominal massages three times a week. The CT+MA group performed moderate continuous training at 50-60% VO2peak for 45 minutes after the massage. The CT group followed the same training protocol without massage. Body composition was assessed before and after the intervention, measuring fat percentage, waist to hip ratio (WHR), abdominal hip circumference, weight, and abdominal skinfold thickness. Results: The PBF, WHR, and skinfold thickness values in the abdominal area of the CT+MA group had a significant decrease compared to MA and CT groups. Conclusion: The results suggest that abdominal massage before exercise enhances lipolysis and spot fat reduction in the massage area, probably by increasing blood supply to subcutaneous fat tissue. This intervention could be a practical approach to boost lipolysis in future research.http://ijdo.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-911-en.pdfmassageobesitylipolysisexerciseabdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| spellingShingle | Moein Fasihiyan Saber Niazi Tahereh Hozouri Maryam Nourshahi Fariborz Hovanloo The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot Study Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Obesity massage obesity lipolysis exercise abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| title | The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot Study |
| title_full | The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot Study |
| title_short | The Effect of 4 Weeks of Continuous Exercises with Abdominal Fat Tissue Massage on Body Composition Changes in Overweight People: A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | effect of 4 weeks of continuous exercises with abdominal fat tissue massage on body composition changes in overweight people a pilot study |
| topic | massage obesity lipolysis exercise abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| url | http://ijdo.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-911-en.pdf |
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