Background and purpose: Obesity is one of the health problems, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Many studies investigated the effects of using whole body vibration (WBV (with other methods on body composition. However, no study has examined the effect of WBV alone on body composition. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of WBV with exercise and WBV alone on body ...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between body composition indices with static and dynamic balance and rate of falling in active elderly people. Methods & Materials: This research was a correlation study. Active elderly women volunteered for participation in this research (n=45). Body composition indices (body fat mass, fat free mass, body mass index, wais...