Introduction: Overweight has been famous as a global epidemic. Intervention of exercise and diet is one of the useful strategies recommended for weight loss. The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of six week aquatic exercises and receiving the pomegranate juice supplementation on some variables of body composition and lipid profile of overweight women.
Methodology: Statistical sampling included 45 overweight women. Statistical sampling was conducted in the form of targeted and available. People were put in two experimental and control groups (n=15). One experimental group (n=15) received 200 ml of pomegranate juice and aquatic exercises, and another experimental group (n=15) performed aquatic exercises. The experimental groups engaged for six weeks aquatic exercises (3 times a week for 60 minutes). Body composition parameters included body weight, body mass index and boby fat that measured by body composition analyser. Blood fat profile parameters included triglycerides and cholesterol. All parameters measured in pre and post intervention. The data were analyzed by covarians analysis (P<0.05).
Results: After six weeks of intervention, there was a significant reduction in body weight, body mass index and body fat in group of pomegranate juice supplementation and exercise compared to the other groups (P<0.05). The significant difference were not observed in lipid profile surfaces.
Discussion: Pomegranate juice contains large amounts of polyphenols, which have antioxidant properties and plays an important role in fat reduction. The combination of aquatic exercise with pomegranate juice increase beneficial effects of this natural supplement to reduce body composition variables several times. The use of this supplement with exercise is recommended for weight loss.