The effect of high intensity interval training with spirulina supplementation on cardiovascular metabolic risk factors and body composition of obese elderly women.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the protective effect of high intensity interval training with spirulina supplement on cardiovascular metabolic risk factors of obese elderly women.

A clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups ( supplement plus training, placebo plus training, supplement and control), double-blind on 40 elderly people. A table of random numbers was used for randomization.

After selecting 40 obese elderly women who meet the conditions to enter and refer to the health centers of Birjand city and grouping people, for eight weeks, training groups have three exercise sessions with an intensity of 65 to 75% of the reserve heart rate and spirulina groups will also follow the daily intake of 1000 mg of the supplement. For double-blinding, before the start of the research, the packages containing the supplement and placebo will be marked by a person other than the researcher, and the consumption of the supplement and placebo will be done under the supervision of the same person.

Inclusion criteria: Age range is 60-75 years BMI more than 25 kg/m2 Having general physical and mental health Inactive lifestyle Exclusion criteria: Using aids for walking Using the drug in the previous 6 months Having cardiovascular diseases

Intervention group 1: training with spirulina, two 500 mg spirulina capsules daily and high intensity interval training 3 times a week Intervention group 2: spirulina, two 500 mg spirulina capsules daily Intervention group 3: training with placebo, two placebo capsules of 500 mg daily and high intensity interval training 3 times a week Control group: following daily activities without taking supplements and training

Angiopoietin-like factor-4, lipid profile

The number of 40 elderly women volunteers eligible to participate in the study by non-probability sampling method (easy and accessible) and based on the purpose of selection and then randomly divided into four equal groups of supplement plus training, placebo plus training, supplement and control. A table of random numbers will be used for randomization.

Participants in the supplement consuming groups will receive 2 capsules of 500 mg of spirulina in 2 times in the morning and in the evening for eight weeks (1000 mg of spirulina supplement per day), while in the placebo groups, 2 capsules containing starch will be taken daily. Before the start of the research, the cans with supplements and placebo will be marked by a person other than the researcher so that the researcher and participants are not informed about the type of capsules received. Supplement and placebo were taken under the supervision of the same person.

Subjects' information will be made available to other researchers after being de-identified

After the publication of the final research report.

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Those interested in more information can contact the following email and address: Postal address: University of Zabol Email: elhamghasemi@uoz.ac.ir

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