Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this research was comparison of the effect of 6 weeks of endurance and circular interval training on body composition and fasting blood glucose, insulin, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, cholesterol and triglyceride in overweight and non-athlete women. Methods: Thirty female volunteers were randomly divided into three groups (control and two experimental groups). The exercises were performed for six weeks, three days a week and each session for 60 minutes. Descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA and t-test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The results of this study showed that: Endurance interval training made a significant difference in BMI (p = 0.0) before and after training, and circular interval training was effective on BMI (p = 0.2), subcutaneous fat (p = 0.2) before and after training. There was a significant difference in BMI between endurance and circular group and between endurance and control group. There was no significant difference in waist to hip ratio between the groups and in each group before and after the test. Pre- and post-test of endurance interval group showed significant differences in LDL, HDL, cholesterol, blood glucose and insulin index and the difference in triglyceride index was not statistically significant. Conclusion: The analysis of this study showed individuals who trained had a positive effect on body composition and metabolic syndrome but for more meaningful impact we need more training time.