brisk-walking-the-underused-modality-to-alleviate-obesity

Chen, Chee Keong

doi:10.4172/2165-7904.1000e112

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“…They further reported that walking groups appear to be acceptable intervention to participants with high levels of adherence and a low risk of serious side effects. Thus, brisk walking is an appropriate and feasible exercise modality for the overweight and obese individuals except for the overly obese (BMI > 40.0) and individuals with chronic knee pain (Chen, 2014). Furthermore, it is a low-impact aerobic exercise that is easy to perform and detrimental side effects are minimal.…”

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2016

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of brisk walking and resistance training on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and lipid profiles in overweight and obese individuals. 54 overweight and obese male and female participants, aged between 21 to 55 years old were recruited for this study. The participants were age-, gender-and weight-matched before being randomly assigned into 3 groups, with 18 participants per group. The brisk walking group was required to brisk walk 3 times a week at an intensity of 60-70% of their respective age-predicted maximum heart rate for 8 weeks. Resistance training group performed the resistance training which involved 3 sets of 8 exercise stations, 3 times a week and 45 minutes per session. For each station, 8-15 repetitions of upper and lower body exercises were carried out by using dumbbells. The control group was asked to continue with their daily routine without participating in any other forms of physical training. Body composition, lipid profiles and cardiorespiratory fitness of the participants were measured at pre, mid and post-intervention. Results showed that there was greater improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness for brisk walking and resistance training groups (p<0.01) at post-intervention compared to pre-intervention value. There were also significant improvements in percentage of body fat, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), and free fat mass in the brisk walking group. Similarly, participants in the resistance training group had significant improvement in BMI, WHR, fat mass and HDL-cholesterol. Hence, it is concluded that both brisk walking and resistance training for 8 weeks were appropriate exercise modalities to reduce some of the cardiovascular risk factors among overweight and obese individuals.

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“…It is also known that exercise with moderate activity can improve body composition by decreasing percentage of body fat and increasing lean body mass. 10 Chen 11 stated that brisk walking is an underestimated and underused modality to cope and overcome the issue of obesity in Malaysia and in other parts of the world since it can be performed in minimal instruction and not costly.…”

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Combined Effects of Six Weeks Oat Bran Consumption and Brisk Walking Exercise on Blood Lipid Profiles in Hypercholesterolemia Women Aged 40 to 50 Years

Ooi¹,

Lilyana²

2016

Sport Exerc Med Open J

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CitationOoi FK, Lilyana NAL. Combined effects of six weeks oat bran consumption and brisk walking exercise on blood lipid profiles in hypercholester- The aim of this study was to investigate the additional beneficial effects of combined oat bran consumption and brisk walking exercise compared to oat bran consumption alone and sedentary without oat bran consumption on body weight, body composition and blood lipid profiles among hypercholesterolemia women with age ranged from 40 to 50 years old. Methods: Thirty-three hypercholesterolemia women were randomly assigned into 3 groups: sedentary without oat bran consumption control (C), oat Bran consumption alone (Ob) and combined oat bran consumption and brisk walking exercise (ObEx) groups. Pre-and post-tests were carried out to measure participant's body anthropometry, body composition and blood lipid profiles, i.e. serum total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). During 6 weeks of study period, participants in Ob and ObEx groups consumed 18 g of oat bran daily. Participants in ObEx executed brisk walking exercise at intensity of 55%-70% of the participants' heart rate maximum for 30 minutes per session, 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks. Participants in ObEx group consumed oat bran 1 hour prior to brisk walking exercise on the exercise days. Results: After 6 weeks of study period, body weight decreased significantly in both Ob (p=0.013) and ObEx (p=0.02) groups, however there were no significant changes in percentage of body fat and fat free mass in all the groups. There were significant decrease in serum total cholesterol (TC) (p=0.02) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (p=0.019) concentrations in ObEx group. Conclusion: Six-weeks of oat bran consumption with 18 g of oat bran per day combined with brisk walking exercise for 30 minutes per session, 3 sessions per week could significantly reduce body weight, serum total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations. Therefore, this combination can be proposed as guidelines in nutritional and exercise promotion programme to improve lipid profiles in 40 to 50 years old hypercholesterolemia women.

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Combined Effects of Six Weeks Oat Bran Consumption and Brisk Walking Exercise on Blood Lipid Profiles in Hypercholesterolemia Women Aged 40 to 50 Years

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