Studies of Continuous and Interval Exercise Training on Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health Indicators in Obese and Overweight Females
- Conditions
- Genetic DiseasesNutritional, Metabolic, EndocrineObesity
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 105
1.A regular (28 ¿ 35 day) menstrual cycle,
2.No pregnancy or lactation,
3.A Body Mass Index (BMI) > 25 kg.m2, defined as a BMI of 25 ¿ 29.9 kg.m2 (overweight) and ¿30 kg.m2 (obese).
4.Participants who must not have gained or lost more than 3 kg of weight within the previous three months
5.Participants who have not changed their diet dramatically with respect to caloric intake within the previous three months.
6.Participants that are sedentary and had not participated in a regular exercise program, defined as at least 2 hours of regular strenuous activity per week for the previous year, prior to testing.
1Participants that were high-level athletes or splinters
2Participants with any kind of orthopaedic disorder limiting the walking / running practice
3Participants with Cardiovascular or cardiorespiratory disorder during exercise
4Participants with too large variation of physical activity frequency
5Participants with a current acute illness or unstable chronic illness or recent injury
6Participants using beta blocking medications
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cardiovascular Parameters-Systolic Blood Pressure, DIastolic Blood Pressure, Resting Heart Rate, Rate Pressure Product, Pulse Pressure, Mean Arterial Pressure;Cholesterol Profile-Low Density Lipoprotein, High Density Lipoprotein, Very Low Density Lipoprotein, Triglyceride, Total Cholesterol;Anthropometric Parameters and Body Composition-Height, weight, Age, Body Mass Index, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist hip ration, body fat, body water, body muscle, bone mass
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method