Physical Fitness
Conditions
Keywords
Fitness training, Personal training
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the Equinox Personal Coaching exercise training method to self-directed exercise training in helping subjects become more fit. Men between 30 and 44 years of age who exercise on a regular basis and are interested in receiving Equinox personal training will be invited to participate. The investigators will enroll 36 subjects at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the only site. The hypothesis of this study is that subjects randomized to the Personal Coaching Method will result in significantly greater lean mass accrual than those randomized to self-directed training over the 12 weeks of the study. Subjects will have 2 Baseline visits over 1 week, then be randomized to receive either Coached training or self-training, which they will do for 12 weeks, then complete two End of Study visits over the final week. Visits 1 and 3 include questionnaires, skinfold fat/lean body mass measurements, and strength and aerobic performance tests, and will take place at Equinox. Visits 2 and 4 include a DEXA scan and ECG, which will take place at UCLA.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEquinox Personal Coaching
Specially designed strength and aerobic exercise training program that consists of 36 sessions over 12 weeks.
Sponsors
Equinox Fitness Centers
University of California, Los Angeles
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
30 Years to 44 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Men aged 30-44 years * Body mass index less than 30 kg/m2. * Currently exercising with or without coaching more than 4 days but less than 8 days per month for the past three months (Equinox Motivated or Super Motivated categories); * Willing to commit to 12 weeks of thrice weekly training at the Century City Equinox club with or without an Equinox coach.
Exclusion criteria
* Over age 44 * Musculoskeletal conditions limiting participation * Unstable cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, or other disorders that would preclude high intensity exercise training. * Abnormal ECG at Screening that indicates the subject is not healthy enough for maximal exercise in the opinion of the principal investigator * Family history of sudden death associated with exercise, based on self-report
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in lean body mass | Baseline and 4 months | Change in lean body mass (LBM) as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in quality of life | Baseline and 4 months | A quality of life scale will also used to determine participant's satisfaction with their training and its result. |
| Change in muscle strength | Baseline and 4 months | Changes in muscle strength in the upper and lower extremities as assessed with standard one-repetition maximum tests for the chest press and leg press exercises, respectively |
| Change in aerobic performance | Baseline and 4 months | Aerobic performance as assessed using a symptom-limited, treadmill ramp protocol. |
| Changes in ventilation and respiratory gas exchange | Baseline and 4 months | Measures of ventilation and respiratory gas exchange including changes in maximum oxygen uptake, the metabolic (lactate) threshold, and other parameters of aerobic, cardiovascular, and ventilatory fitness. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed