The Effect of Six Weeks of a Massage Program on Sub Skin Fat at Stomach Area

Research in Exercise and Sports Medicine

دوره 2، شماره 1، بهمن 2011، صفحه 62-66   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

چکیده

This research aims to study the impact of massage on decreasing subcutaneous fat of the stomach area in 
non-sportsperson male university students. In order to do that, 16 non-sportsperson male students of the ages of 
20 to 27 who were of good general health were chosen randomly to participate in the research. The thickness 
of subcutaneous fat of stomach area was measured using a SKIN FOLD Caliper (Made in Iran with American 
spring and measuring error of 0.5 millimeters), before and after the research. After the first measuring, all the 
participants were subjected to a 6-week massage program designed specifically for the stomach area, which 
included 5 sessions a week, 15 to 20 minutes of massage per session. Descriptive analysis was used to 
calculate mean values and standard deviation values of the age, weight, and height of the participants, and 
correlated t statistic method (p<0.05) was used to calculate the difference between subcutaneous fat values 
before and after the research. The results of the study showed that a 6-week massage program had an impact in 
decreasing subcutaneous fat of the stomach area of the participants and there was a significant difference 
between the mean values of subcutaneous fat of the participants before and after the massage program, at the 
level of p<0.05. Therefore, regarding that the results of this study confirm the role of a designed massage 
program in decreasing the subcutaneous fat of the stomach area, using massage as a method for increasing 
local metabolism, and as a result, for stimulating local fat burning, can be an effective method for decreasing 
local fats of stomach area.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Massage؛ Subcutaneous fat؛ Non-sportsperson male university students