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Fitness, strength and body composition during weight loss in women with clinically severe obesity: a randomised clinical trial

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posted on 2024-06-04, 01:19 authored by Clint MillerClint Miller, Steve FraserSteve Fraser, Steve SeligSteve Selig, T Rice, M Grima, DJ Van Den Hoek, C Ika Sari, GW Lambert, JB Dixon
Introduction: To determine whether combined exercise training with an energy-restricted diet leads to improved physical fitness and body composition when compared to energy restriction alone in free-living premenopausal women with clinically severe obesity. Methods: Sixty premenopausal women (BMI of 40.4 ± 6.7) were randomised to energy restriction only (ER) or to exercise plus energy restriction (EXER) for 12 months. Body composition and fitness were measured at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. VO2 peak improved more for EXER compared to ER at 3 (mean difference ± SEM 2.5 ± 0.9 mL ∙ kg–1 ∙ min–1, p = 0.006) and 6 (3.1 ± 1.2 mL ∙ kg–1 ∙ min–1, p = 0.007) but not 12 months (2.3 ± 1.6 mL ∙ kg–1 ∙ min–1, p = 0.15). Muscle strength improved more for EXER compared to ER at all time points. No differences between groups for lean mass were observed at 12 months. Conclusion: Combining exercise training with an energy-restricted diet did not lead to greater aerobic power, total body mass, fat mass or limit lean body mass loss at 12 months when compared to energy restriction alone for premenopausal women with clinically severe obesity in free-living situations. Future research should aim to determine an effective lifestyle approach which can be applied in the community setting for this high-risk group.

History

Journal

Obesity facts

Volume

13

Pagination

307-321

Location

Basel, Switzerland

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

1662-4025

eISSN

1662-4033

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

4

Publisher

Karger