Effect of Circuit Training With Low-carbohydrate Diet on Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Indices, and Exercise Capacity in Young Males With Mild to Moderate Obesity in Saudi Arabia
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Cardiometabolic index
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Obesity is one of the common public problems that its prevalence increase incredibly in the last three decades in KSA. Thirty obese males aged 20 to 39 years will participate in the study. The participants will be evaluated on skinfold thickness, percent of body fat, lipid profile, and exercise capacity. All participants will perform a circuit training of aerobic and resistance exercises and be instructed to follow a low carbohydrate diet for eight weeks.
Investigators
faizan kashoo, PT
Lecturer
Majmaah University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Obese young male subjects with a mass index between BMI \>30 kg/m2 and 40 kg/m2).
- •Subjects ages range from 20 to 39 years.
- •Previously sedentary, defined as no strength training and less than 150 minutes of brisk walking or moderate exercise per week and \< less than 60 minutes of vigorous exercise per week in the preceding 6 months.
- •Only subjects who are nonsmokers.
- •Subjects who are not taking insulin.
- •Had no evidence or history of coronary artery disease.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects were excluded if they reported a history of heart disease, respiratory conditions, stroke, diabetes, recent cancer, other life-threatening illness, or any condition that limited their ability to engage in moderate-intensity exercise.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Cardiometabolic index
Time Frame: 12 weeks
High-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and total cholesterol will be evaluated through a blood sample from the participants at the start and at the end of 12 weeks of intervention.
Waist circumference
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measured in centimeters
Body Weight
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measured in kilograms
Body mass index
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measured in kg/m\^2
Exercise capacity
Time Frame: 12 weeks
The renowned modified sub-maximal treadmill exercise test,which is the leading indicator of EC,was done to calculate maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max). The test began with a warm-up at a speed of 2.7 km/h for five minutes, andthe speed was increasedevery three minutes until the participantexerted the maximum effort and stopped upon exhaustion.
Height
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measured in meters
Hip circumference
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measured in centimeters