The effect of regular exercise and celery supplementation on hip and lumbar spine bone mineral density in overweight women

Overweight and obesity is a risk factor for osteoporosis. On the other hand، it has been suggested that regular physical activity can prevent bone disease such as osteoporosis in women. The aim of the present was to study the effect of 8 weeks of Pilates along with taking celery seed on the bone mineral density in hip ans lumbar spine of women with overweight. twenty eigth women with a mean age of 31 ± 5. 5 years، weight 68 ± 9. 5 kg voluntarily participated in this study. Individuals were assigned randomly into four groups (Group I: Control، Group II: Pilates exercise، Group III: celery seed consumtion and Group IV: Pilates exercise and celery seed consumption). Celery seed supplements was taken orally 3 capsules daily for 8 weeks (each capsule contained 1/3 grams). Pilates exercise was done with intensity of 50 % to 80 % of maximum heart rate. Pilates and celery seed consumption reduced body weight، but had no significant effect on the bone mineral density. However، Pilates plus celery sedd consumption showed a significantly better effect than the other intervention groups. the esult of present study suggests a protective effect the drug-free strategy، such as Pilates plus celeryf seed consumption on the pathogenesis responses of bone damage in adult women with overweight.