The Effect of Mix Impact Aerobics and Garlic Supplementation on Decreasing Total Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels of Obese Women

Obesity can cause an increase in cholesterol and triglycerides which can cause cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of mix impact aerobics and garlic supplementation on decreasing total cholesterol and triglyceride levels of obese women. This type of research is quasi-experimental research with a pretest posttest control group design research design. The study sample consisted of 10 people divided into two groups namely the aerobic mix impact group (AMI) as a control group and the mix impact aerobic group with garlic supplementation (AMI-GS) as the experimental group. Aerobic exercise is done for a month, 3 times a week, within 45 minutes with a target heart rate of 60-70 % MHR, while giving garlic once a day at a dose of 300mg. The results obtained by pretest total cholesterol levels in the AMI and AMI-GS groups were 212.9 mg / dl and 215.6 mg / dl, triglyceride levels 106.1 mg / dl and 110.3 mg / dl. Postest total cholesterol levels were 180.2 mg / dl and 170 mg / dl, triglyceride levels were 93.8 mg / dl and 94.1 mg / dl. T test results showed a decrease in total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in both AMI and AMI-GS groups. The unpaired t-test results showed that there were differences in total post-test cholesterol levels between the AMI and AMI-GS groups. The conclusion of the study was that mix impact aerobics with garlic supplementation had more influence on decreasing total cholesterol and triglyceride levels compared to only doing mix impact aerobics in obese women