The effect of the eighth week of combined exercises with valerian supplementation on cortisol levels in adolescent girls with generalized anxiety disorders

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Exercise Physiology, Alborz Danesh University, Qazvin, Iran,

2 Exercise Physiology, Alborz Danesh University, Qazvin, Iran

3 PhD of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
Background and purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of eight weeks of combined exercises with hyacinth supplementation on cortisol levels in adolescent girls with generalized anxiety disorders.
methods: 48 female students with pervasive anxiety were divided into three intervention groups (combined exercises, complementary exercises, complementary exercises and simultaneous exercises) and a control group with 12 people in each group. This 8-week program included 3 training sessions per week and about an hour and a half in each session. Also, Valerian supplement, in the form of Sedamine 530 mg tablets (containing hyacinth root) manufactured by Gol Daru Company of Tehran, was consumed by the subjects every night for 8 weeks. Blood sampling was done in two stages, one day before the first training session and 48 hours after the last training session.
Results: The findings of the present research showed that after 8 weeks of training and supplement consumption, cortisol levels decreased in all three groups of combined training, training plus supplementation, and supplementation group compared to the pre-test (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the obtained data, it can be said that combined exercises, valerian supplement consumption and the implementation of both interventions at the same time cause a significant reduction in cortisol and as a low-cost and easy solution to reduce anxiety in people, it has a positive effect on the amount of cortisol levels in adolescent girls with disorders. It has generalized anxiety to help the treatment process of people with generalized anxiety disorder

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Sport Sciences and Health Promotion
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
September 2023
Pages 99-112

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