BREAKING BARRIERS TO WEIGHT LOSS THROUGH COMBINED PROGRAMME OF REFLEXOLOGY AND DIET PLAN

Year 2022, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 8 - 15, 31.12.2022

Tanuja Raut

Abstract

There are lots of misconceptions about losing weight. Popular media is full of fad diets and magic weight loss potions endorsed by celebrities and supported by personal success stories. Managing weight is a life-long commitment – not just following a diet for a few weeks to drop kilograms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the combined effect of reflexology and diet plan on weight loss. It was hypothesized that significant difference will be observed before and after the combined programme of reflexology and diet plan. For fulfilling the purpose, the data was collected from Dr. Megha’s Holistic Healing Centre, Nagpur and its two franchises namely Atharv Holistic Clinic, Amravati and Mrunal Holistic Clinic, Wardha of Maharashtra State, India. Total 19 subjects, 6 males and 13 females, were selected from the centres mentioned above for this study by purposive sampling method, who were enrolled in the month of December, 2021 for the purpose of weight loss. At the time of joining to the centre the pre-test data was collected from the subjects. Then, the subjects were given scheduled diet plan and reflexology program continuously for four months and the post test was conducted subsequently. The collected data was analysed by using paired samples t-test. It was found that the calculated value of ‘t’ of body weight, body mass index, thigh and upper arm girths are greater than the tabulated value of ‘t’ (18) in 0.05 level of significance, which shows there is significant difference between the pre and post-test of mentioned anthropometric variables. So, the researchers’ hypothesis is accepted.

Keywords

Weight loss, Diet Plan, Reflexology, BMI, Waist-hip Ratio, Thigh Girth, Upper arm Girth.

Thanks

This work was supported by Dr. Megha’s Holistic Healing Centre, Nagpur and its two franchises namely Atharv Holistic Clinic, Amravati and Mrunal Holistic Clinic, Wardha of Maharashtra State, India. Also, I am thankful to Dr. Sandip S. Patil for his enormous support and guidance related this study. I am also thankful to the reflexologists and other supporting staff for their cooperation.

REFLEKSOLOJİ PROGRAMI VE DİYET PLANI İLE KİLO VERMENİN ÖNÜNDEKİ ENGELLERİ AŞMAK

Abstract

Kilo verme konusunda yanlış anlaşılan birçok husus vardır. Popüler medya, ünlüler ve kişisel başarı hikayeleriyle desteklenen, moda diyetler ve sihirli kilo verme iksirleriyle doludur. Kilo kontrolü, ömür boyu sürer,; kilo kontrolü, sadece birkaç hafta boyunca kilo vermek için diyet yapmak değildir. Bu noktadan hareketle, mevcut çalışmanın amacı, refleksoloji ve diyet planının kilo kaybı üzerindeki birleşik etkisini araştırmaktır. Refleksoloji ve diyet planının birlikte uygulanmasının, uygulama öncesi ve sonrasında önemli bir fark yaratacağı varsayılmıştır. Bu amaçla, çalışmada kullanılmak üzere veriler Dr. Megha'nın Nagpur'daki Bütünsel Şifa Merkezi'nden ve iki franchise işletmeden ve Hindistan'ın Maharashtra Eyaleti Wardha'sındaki Atharv Bütünsel Kliniği, Amravati ve Mrunal Bütünsel Kliniği'nden toplanmıştır. Yukarıda belirtilen merkezlerden, kasıtlı örnekleme yöntemi ile 2021 Aralık ayında, kilo kaybı amacıyla bu işletmelere kaydolmuş 6 erkek ve 13 kadın olmak üzere toplam 19 kişi seçilmiştir. İlk kayıtlar esnasında deneklerden ön test verileri toplanmıştır. Daha sonra deneklere dört ay boyunca sürekli olarak planlanmış diyet planı ve refleksoloji programı uygulanmıştır ve dört ay sonunda son test yapılmıştır. Toplanan veriler t-testi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Vücut ağırlığı, beden kütle indeksi, uyluk çevresi ve üst kol çevresinin ön ve son test değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olduğu (p<0,05) bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, uygulanan programın kilo verme düzeyini etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Kilo kaybı, Diyet Plan, Refleksoloji,, BMI, Bel-Kalça Oranı, Uyluk Çevresi, Üst Kol Çevresi

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