The efficacy of 12 weeks supervised exercise in obesity management

摘要

The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate the effect of adding either aerobic training (AT) or resistance training (RT) to a multidiscipli-nary teamed (MDT) educational weight management programme on the health-related fitness of morbidly obese individuals. Males (n = 9) and females (n = 24) aged between 24 and 68 years with a body mass index (BMI) of >40 kg m2 (>35 kg m2 with comorbidities) undertaking a weight management programme were recruited (Completion: M = 8, F = 19). Participants were randomly allocated to either AT (n = 12), RT (n = 11) or CON (n = 10). AT and RT undertook three structured -60 min moderate intensity sessions weekly, two supervised gym-based and one structured home-based session for 12 weeks; CON undertook usual care alone. Anthropometric, psychological and functional capacity measures were obtained pre- and post-intervention. Both exercise interventions elicited improvements compared with CON in the: shuttle walk test (AT [A 207.0 ± 123.0 metres, 68.0%, P = 0.04], RT [A 165.0 ± 183.3 m, 48.8%, P = 0.06], CON [A -14.3 ± 38.7 m, -6.2%]), triceps skin-fold (P 35 kg-m2.