Health Benefits of Chronic vs. Acute Exercise in Overweight Adults
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 40 |
| Updated: | 2/7/2015 |
| Start Date: | May 2009 |
| End Date: | February 2015 |
| Contact: | Suzette Howton, RD |
| Email: | suzetter@med.umich.edu |
| Phone: | 734-647-9850 |
Compare the effects of single session of exercise vs. chronic exercise training on key risk
factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome (e.g., glucose tolerance, blood lipid profile,
and blood pressure) in overweight adults.
factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome (e.g., glucose tolerance, blood lipid profile,
and blood pressure) in overweight adults.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Body Mass Index: 27-34 kg/m2;
- Regular exercisers(≥4 days/wk of aerobic exercise;
- 30-60min/session at moderate and vigorous intensities);
- Non-exercisers (no regularly planned exercise/physical activity);
- Women must have regularly occurring menses and must be premenopausal.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or lactating;
- Evidence/history of cardiovascular or metabolic disease;
- Currently taking medications known to affect lipid or glucose metabolism.
We found this trial at
1
site
Click here to add this to my saved trials
