The Effect of Eight Weeks Virtual Reality Exercise and Spirulina Supplement on Cholesterol, LDL, HDL Levels in Obese Women

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of virtual reality training and spirulina supplementation on cholesterol, LDL and HDL levels in obese women.

The research method in this study is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design. The sample consisted of 30 obese women who were eligible to participate in the study and were randomly divided into three groups of 10 each. Initially, the subjects participated in the pre-test of blood sampling and the relevant information was recorded as pre-test scores and after the data collection, training interventions were started.

Descriptive statistics were used to describe, classify and adjust the raw scores. Inferential statistics were used to confirm the normal distribution of the data by the Shapiro-Wilk test, to determine the homogeneity of variances from the Levin test, and also for the hypotheses by the t-test and. Multivariate analysis of variance (Mankova) was used. All analyzes were performed using SPSS 20 software at the significant level p <0.05.

The results showed that the group that used both virtual reality and complementary exercises were better than the supplementary and experimental groups. Also, the experimental group experienced significant improvement in the installation of the supplementary group in examining the said variables.