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The problem of overweight (obesity) is steadily increasing. Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of a new comprehensive rehabilitation program on the dynamics of weight and body composition indicators using different methods after the rehabilitation stage and long-term results. Material and methods. Men and women aged 40 to 65 years with a body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2 were included in the study. The patients were further divided into two groups by simple randomisation. Both groups underwent two weeks of medical rehabilitation on a low-calorie diet. The patients of the main group (group 1) received 4 methods of therapeutic physical exercises. Patients in the comparison group (group 2) were treated only with aerobic exercise and therapeutic gymnastics. A dynamic observation was carried out immediately after the course, after 3 and 6 months. Results and discussion. According to the data obtained, there was a significant reduction in body weight in both groups after completion of the treatment phase, p=0.0001. There was a significant reduction in abdominal fat thickness after 14 days, 3 and 6 months in the main group (from 67.5[50.0;77.5] to 56.0[50.0;68.0] to 46.0[37.0;50.0] to 50.0[38.0;70.0] mm respectively). We obtained a significant (p |
