Comparison the effect of two exercise method (interval and continuous) on the blood pressure and weight in obese men

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two aerobic exercise methods (interval & continuous) on the blood pressure and weight in obese men, there for 40 high school teachers of Ghorveh Darjazin district of Hamedan province were selected randomly as participants, and were placed in interval & continuous groups (N=20) The participants did aerobic activities in two types of interval & continuous for 8 weeks, three times a week and 20 to 30 minuets during each session. The blood pressure, weight and body fat were measured before and after 8 weeks exercise. In order to analysis and comparison, dependent (interrelated) and independent t-test were used. The results showed that the participants blood pressure decreased significantly in both groups (interval & continuous). The weight and body fat in participants decreased in both groups. A significant difference was found in both exercise methods (interval & continuous) on the weight and body fat participants. No significant difference about the effect of both exercise methods (interval & continuous) on the blood pressure participants was seen; but the reduction of blood pressure in the interval group was more than the continuous group. So the interval exercise with its high variety, more merits, and less fatigue, sounds to be a suitable method for loosing weight & decreasing the blood pressure of inactive, obese people, and it (interval method) should be taken into more consideration