Effects of Diet Versus Diet Plus Aerobic and Resistant Exercise Program in Overweight Women

Effects of an Eight-week Diet Versus Diet Plus Aerobic and Resistant Exercise Program on Postural Control, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Functional Capacity, and Sleep in Overweight Women: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Adult women aged 18-50 years and overweight (preobese) with a BMI of 25-30 kg/m2 will be included in the study. Participants will participate in an eight-week diet and diet plus aerobic and resistance exercise program. Patients will be referred from the Nutrition and Diet Polyclinic of Bezmialem Vakıf University to this study, which will be conducted to investigate the effects of exercise program on postural control, musculoskeletal system disorders, functional capacity, and sleep.

Subjects who accepted to participate in the study will be randomized and divided into two groups as study and control groups. A computer-based randomization program (random.org) will be used to determine the cases to be assigned to the study and control groups. 2 numbers consisting of 12 numbers will be determined by random selection from the numbers between 1 and 24. The first of these number sequences will be considered as the study group and the second as the control group. Each patient included in the study will be asked to draw one of the sealed envelopes in which the numbers 1 to 24 are written. The case will be assigned to the study or control group according to the number sequence in which the drawn number is included. While the women in the study group are expected to perform regular walking with a diet for eight weeks and a 3-day aerobic and resistance exercise program per week, the subjects in the control group will be followed up with diet and regular walking. Initially, participants will be educated on healthy eating habits through one-on-one dietitian consultation. A personalized calorie-restricting nutrition program will be given. According to this program, the daily energy intake of the individual will be reduced to provide 0.5-1.0 kg of body weight loss per week.

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI between 25-29.9kg/m2
• Being between the ages of 18-50
• Agreeing to participate voluntarily in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy
• Presence of systemic disease that will prevent participation in an aerobic exercise program
• Presence of conditions such as pain or surgery that will prevent participation in an aerobic exercise program
• Participating in a regular exercise program within the last 1 year