Genetic Diseases Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 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.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Participants that were high-level athletes or splinters 2 Participants with any kind of orthopaedic disorder limiting the walking / running practice 3 Participants with Cardiovascular or cardiorespiratory disorder during exercise 4 Participants with too large variation of physical activity frequency 5 Participants with a current acute illness or unstable chronic illness or recent injury 6 Participants using beta blocking medications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 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 | — |
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