Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part I (2025)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of programs developed using artificial intelligence-based online fitness applications on weight loss in middle-aged overweight and obese women. A pretest-posttest experimental design without a control group, a quantitative research design, was used in the study. The study group consisted of 20 women aged between 45 and 60, with no athletic background, and a body mass index between 25 and 40, who had started at a sports center in the Yenimahalle district of Ankara in January 2025. The study group was randomly divided into two groups of 10. Body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and chest circumference were measured for each group at the beginning of the study. The first group received a fitness program designed for middle-aged, overweight, and obese female participants using the Artificial Intelligence-based Virtuagym Online Fitness Program. The second group received a training program from a certified second-level trainer at the fitness center. Both groups completed an eight-week training program in February and March. At the end of the eight weeks, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and chest circumference were measured again. Data were analyzed using the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Mann-Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The study results indicated that individuals in both groups were initially equal in terms of the parameters studied, but they remained equal after the intervention program was implemented. Both the AI ​​and fitness groups improved after the intervention program. Therefore, it can be said that the intervention program applied to both groups had a similar effect.