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Study aim
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Assessing the effects of eight weeks concurrent training combine with Chamomile consumption on the level of glucose homeostasis, anxiety, depression, general health, body composition and physical activity in overweight and obese women
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Design
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Randomized clinical trail, with parallel groups
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Settings and conduct
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Among the women’s of Khomam city, 30 overweight and obese women will be select and randomly divide in to three equal groups including concurrent training group, concurrent training combine with Chamomile consumption and control groups. concurrent aerobic-resistance training will be conducting three time per week and Chamomile will be consuming on a daily basis. The study duration will be eight weeks. The level of glucose homeostasis, anxiety, depression, general health, body composition and physical activity will be measuring before and after the end of interventions period.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: be woman; age ranges of 20-45 years old; have overweight or obese; be active; not have metabolic or orthopedic disorders
Exclusion criteria: have allergy to chamomile; not regular consumption of chamomile; more than three session absence from the training
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Intervention groups
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Concurrent training group: eight weeks, three times per week, each session 60-90 min (including warm up, aerobic interval training, resistance training and cool down)
Concurrent training combine with Chamomile consumption group: eight weeks, three time concurrent training per week (similar to concurrent training group) combine with daily consumption of 1.5 g Chamomile (before three main meal)
Control group: no intervention
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Main outcome variables
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Glucose homeostasis; Anxiety, Depression