The effect of Pilates training on some psychological factors and their relation with body mass index of passive obese

Nowadays, the issue of health status in physical and psychological fields in Passive people is getting global attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Pilates training on some psychological factors and their relation with body mass index of passive obese women in Ahvaz city. This research was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design. For this Purpose, 30 passive obese women from different parts of Ahwaz were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in Pilates exercises for eight weeks, three sessions per week and 60-40 minutes each session. The data gathering tools consisted of demographic characteristics  and Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS21) questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Independent T -test ,Paired t-test  and Pearson correlation coefficient. results showed that in the experimental group there is a significant difference between the mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression before and after the intervention . Also, there was a significant positive correlation between body mass index and depression, stress and anxiety. in general, The results of this study showed that Pilates training may improve and prevent psychological problems in passive obese Woman.