Which form of endurance exercise in water is better for weight loss ? continuous low intensity or short high intensity endurance exercise?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN95488515
• Lead Sponsor: Health Centre St Gallen (Gesundheitszentrum St Gallen) (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

2013 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24112444

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-03-14
• Study Completion: 2013-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male gender (Differences in estrogen concentrations between men and woman result in greater reliance on fat oxidation during exercise in woman. Between the different phases of the female menstrual cycle substrate utilization also varies)
2. Body-Mass-Index >25 and <34.99 kg/m2
3. Age > 18 and <50 years
4. Verbal and written information of the participants, signed declaration of consent
5. No cardiovascular risk [completion of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)]

Exclusion Criteria

1. Female gender
2. Cardiac insufficiency > New York Heart Association (NYHA) 1
3. Continuous arrhythmia
4. Respiratory obstruction
5. High blood pressure (> 140/90mmHg)
6. Body-Mass-Index <25 and >34,99 kg/m2
7. Age <18 and >50 years
8. Any medication
9. Signed declaration of consent missing

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified