Effect of a Long Bout Versus Short Bouts of Walking on Weight Loss During a Weight-

Loss Diet: A Randomized Trial (7)

P 65 women (BMI = 27-35 kg/m2; age = 18-40 years) who had a sedentary
lifestyle
I diet plus a long bout of moderate physical
activity (LBP) (one 50-minute bout of moderate-intensity PA) 6 d/wk or diet plus short
bouts of moderate
physical activity (SBP) (two 25-minute bouts of moderate-intensity PA) 6 d/wk.
C
O Compared with the LBP group, the SBP group had a greater decrease in weight (SBP:
−8.08 ± 2.20 kg; LBP: −6.39 ± 2.28 kg; P = 0.019), BMI (SBP: −3.11 ± 0.87 kg/m2;
LBP: −2.47 ± 0.86 kg/m2;
P = 0.027), and waist circumference (SBP: −8.78 ± 2.62 cm; LBP: −5.76 ± 2.03 cm; P =
0.026). No significant
differences were seen in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism characteristics after 24
weeks.

Effect of Morning Exercise With or Without Breaks in Prolonged Sitting on Blood

Pressure in
Older Overweight/Obese Adults (8)
P Sedentary older adults (n=67; 67±7 years; 31.2±4.1 kg/m2) completed
I sitting (SIT): uninterrupted sitting (8 hours, control); exercise+sitting (EX+SIT): sitting
(1 hour), moderate-intensity
walking (30 minutes), uninterrupted sitting (6.5 hours); exercise+breaks (EX+BR):
sitting (1 hour), moderate-intensity
walking (30 minutes), sitting interrupted every 30 minutes with 3 minutes of light-
intensity walking (6.5 hours).
C
O Serial BP
and plasma epinephrine/norepinephrine measurements occurred during 8 hours. Morning
exercise reduces BP during a period of 8 hours in older overweight/
obese adults compared with prolonged sitting. Combining exercise with regular breaks in
sitting may be of more benefit
for lowering BP in women than in men.

Efects of Endurance and Endurance–Strength Training on Endothelial Function in

Women with Obesity: A Randomized Trial (10)
P 39 obese women aged 28–62
I endurance (n = 22, 60-80% HRmax
C combined training (n = 17, 20 minutes of strength exercises, 50–60% 1RM and 25
minutes of endurance
training, 60-80% HRmax).
O No significant di_erences between groups were found, either
before or after the programs. Both training programs led to the improvement of lipid
metabolism,
but only endurance training alone favorably changed indicators of endothelial functions
 in women
with obesity.

Effects of walk training with self-selected intensity on biochemical markers and

anthropometric variables in women with obesity (3)
P Forty-eight women with obesity, not participating in an exer-cise program for at least
the previous 6 months, and absence of continuous use of medication,
I Subjects of the SSWG partici-pated in 12-weeks of supervised walk conducted 3 times
per week. The program consisted of 30 min of walking at a self-selected inten-sity on
an athletics track.
C control group (CG: n = 23; 47.8 ± 8.4 years; HRmax = 176.5 ± 10.0 bpm).
O There was improvement in biochemical markers only in the SSWG post-intervention (p
< 0.05), however no changes were verified in anthropometric variables (p > 0.05). This
study demon-strates that walking at self-selected intensity improved the lipid profile in
women with obesity

Strength plus Endurance Training and Individualized Diet Reduce Fat Mass in
Overweight Subjects: A Randomized Clinical Trial (10)
P overweight people
I strength training (S), endurance
training (E), strength + endurance training (SE)
C ‘adhering to physical activity recommendations
O Strength and endurance training with a
balanced, individualized hypocaloric diet was the most e_ective at reducing weight
loss and fat mass
in overweight subjects.

The effects of intensive dietary weight loss and exercise on gait in overweight and obese
adults with knee osteoarthritis. The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis (IDEA)
trial (7)
P 454 overweight and obese older adults with symptomatic and radiographic knee
osteoarthritis (OA).
I exercise (E), intensive diet-induced weight
loss (D), or intensive diet-induced weight loss plus exercise (D + E) interventions
C
O Compared to E, D produces
significant load reductions at the hip, knee, and ankle; combining D with E attenuates
these reductions,
but most remain significantly better than with E alone.