stress
Rezvan khairandsh; Ayoub hashemi; Rasoul abedanzadeh; Rouhollah Ranjbar
Abstract
Objective: Nowadays, the issue of health status in physical and psychological fields in Passive people is getting global attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Pilates training on some psychological factors and their relation with body mass index of passive obese women in Ahvaz ...
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Objective: Nowadays, the issue of health status in physical and psychological fields in Passive people is getting global attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Pilates training on some psychological factors and their relation with body mass index of passive obese women in Ahvaz city. Method: This research was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design. For this Purpose, 30 passive obese women from different parts of Ahwaz were selected and randomly divided into experimental and controlgroups. The experimental group participated in Pilates exercises for eight weeks, three sessions per week and 60-40 minutes each session. The data gathering tools consisted of demographic characteristics and Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS21) questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Independent T -test ,Paired t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: results showed that in the experimental group there is a significant difference between the mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression before and after the intervention . Also, there was a significant positive correlation between body mass index and depression, stress and anxiety. Conclusion: in general, The results of this study showed that Pilates training may improve and prevent psychological problems in passive obese Woman.
stress
Rasool Abedanzadeh; Kobra Javadian; Rezvan Kheirandish; Rouhollah Ranjbar
Volume 7, Issue 26 , September 2018, , Pages 62-74
Abstract
Objective: The motivation for various activities is strongly influenced by individual perceptions of one’s activities toward those activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between situational motivation and perceived intensity of exercise in obese women to predict ...
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Objective: The motivation for various activities is strongly influenced by individual perceptions of one’s activities toward those activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between situational motivation and perceived intensity of exercise in obese women to predict a change in positive effect from a Pilates exercise session. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 17 obese women with a mean weight of 87.4 ± 0.10, age 39.10 ± 10.0, and a body mass index of 35.9 ± 3.5 voluntarily participated. They responded to the positive affective questionnaire and situational motivation scale before the exercise program. Then performed Pilates training and immediately after the training, they again completed the positive affective questionnaire. The perceived was also measured after exercise. Data were analyzed by paired t-test and hierarchical regression. Results: The results showed a significant difference in the level of positive affect after-before exercise (P≤0.05). Predictive regression analysis was a positive effect on the interaction of internal motivation and perceived severity, as well as their interaction with the identified adjustment factor (P≤0.05). Conclusion: The current findings showed that Pilates exercises improve positive effect in obese women, also internal motivation was seen to be a strong predictor. According to the finding, strengthening the internal motivation in obese women is recommended for physical activity and attaining the positive effect of it.
