Overweight and Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
female, Quality of life, overweight, obesity, Exercise
Brief summary
This study is aimed at determining the effects of high-intensity circuit training versus low-intensity circuit training on functional strength and weight efficacy in overweight and obese females.
Detailed description
A high-intensity circuit promotes muscle mass and as a result, potentially reduces the incidence of cardiovascular disease and reduces the risk of death in the young population. Low-intensity interval training increases muscle circulation and improving the uptake of oxygen. Both high-intensity circuit training and low-intensity interval training enhance body composition, quality of life, functional fitness and decrease body mass index. These trainings also motivate participants to continue their exercise. This study will help us determine whether high intensity or low-intensity training is more helpful in improving the functional strength and weight efficacy in overweight and obese females. As obesity is on the rise in modern society, our results will help improve the quality of life of obese and overweight females.
Interventions
6 series with 3 minutes rest between the series. each series will consist of 30 seconds each of burpees, skipping, lunges, 1- legged squat, leg levers, and push-ups with 30 seconds rest in between. the volume of exercise will be increased progressively over a period of 8 weeks.
OTHERLow intensity interval training
4 series with 3 minutes rest in between. each series will consist of 10 minutes of jogging and 5 minutes walking with 30 seconds recovery in between. the volume of exercise will be increased progressively over a period of 8 weeks.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Females with BMI \>25 kg/m2. * Females not engaged in routine exercise programs in last 6 months
Exclusion criteria
* Females who are using weight loss products. * Females having uncontrolled diabetes, thyroid disease, arthritis, cardiac diseases, asthma, hypertension, and recent trauma would not be included in the study. * Females who are pregnant would not be included in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Strength testing | 8th week | changes from baseline functional strength testing consist of leg levers, push-ups, one-legged squats, and burpees which will be performed as many times as possible in one minute. All tests will be performed with 3 minutes recovery period in between. The number of repetitions for each test will be counted per minute. And this would be repeated at baseline as well as after 8 weeks. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| weight efficacy scale | 8th week | changes from baseline Weight efficacy lifestyle questionnaire measures the confidence of the participants in their weight loss ability. It ranges from 0(no confidence) to 10(very confidence)\[18\]. Its reliability and validity are very high and it can be used in research, clinical and educational fields. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed