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Article: Very short intermittent vs continuous bouts of activity in sedentary adults

TitleVery short intermittent vs continuous bouts of activity in sedentary adults
Authors
KeywordsAerobic fitness
Exercise
Fatness
Lifestyle
Structured
Issue Date2006
PublisherAcademic Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ypmed
Citation
Preventive Medicine, 2006, v. 43 n. 4, p. 332-336 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective.: Whether accumulating short intermittent bouts of light-to-moderate physical activity (LMPA) can elicit significant improvements in the fitness of sedentary adults, compared to one longer continuous bout. Methods.: Fifty sedentary 35- to 60-year-old adults in Hong Kong were randomly appointed to one of two gender-balanced intervention programs: Exercise Prescription Model (EPM) of 30-minute continuous activity, 3-4 days per week, or a Lifestyle group (LIFE) of 6-minute activity, 5 times per day, 4-5 days per week. Aerobic fitness (VO2max), mass, body composition, blood pressure, waist-to-hip ratio, and body mass index (BMI) were assessed at baseline (December 1995) and after 8 weeks. Results.: Nearly half of bouts by the LIFE group were ≤ 6 min, while 85% of the EPM bouts were ≥ 30 min, with no differences in additional energy expenditure between groups (EPM: 163.0 ± 89.6 MET h vs LIFE: 148.2 ± 71.6 MET h). Both groups significantly improved their VO2max, 7.4% (ES = 0.36) and 5.3% (ES = 0.24) for the EPM and Lifestyle groups respectively (F(1,43) = 34.0, p < 0.0001). Conclusions.: Accumulating multiple short bouts of LMPA, of which ∼ 50% were ≤ 6 min, can provide significant improvements in the fitness of sedentary adults that is not dissimilar as one continuous bout of similar total duration. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87906
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.690
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dc.contributor.authorMacfarlane, DJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, LHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCuddihy, TFen_HK
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dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:35:58Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPreventive Medicine, 2006, v. 43 n. 4, p. 332-336en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0091-7435en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87906-
dc.description.abstractObjective.: Whether accumulating short intermittent bouts of light-to-moderate physical activity (LMPA) can elicit significant improvements in the fitness of sedentary adults, compared to one longer continuous bout. Methods.: Fifty sedentary 35- to 60-year-old adults in Hong Kong were randomly appointed to one of two gender-balanced intervention programs: Exercise Prescription Model (EPM) of 30-minute continuous activity, 3-4 days per week, or a Lifestyle group (LIFE) of 6-minute activity, 5 times per day, 4-5 days per week. Aerobic fitness (VO2max), mass, body composition, blood pressure, waist-to-hip ratio, and body mass index (BMI) were assessed at baseline (December 1995) and after 8 weeks. Results.: Nearly half of bouts by the LIFE group were ≤ 6 min, while 85% of the EPM bouts were ≥ 30 min, with no differences in additional energy expenditure between groups (EPM: 163.0 ± 89.6 MET h vs LIFE: 148.2 ± 71.6 MET h). Both groups significantly improved their VO2max, 7.4% (ES = 0.36) and 5.3% (ES = 0.24) for the EPM and Lifestyle groups respectively (F(1,43) = 34.0, p < 0.0001). Conclusions.: Accumulating multiple short bouts of LMPA, of which ∼ 50% were ≤ 6 min, can provide significant improvements in the fitness of sedentary adults that is not dissimilar as one continuous bout of similar total duration. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherAcademic Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ypmeden_HK
dc.relation.ispartofPreventive Medicineen_HK
dc.subjectAerobic fitnessen_HK
dc.subjectExerciseen_HK
dc.subjectFatnessen_HK
dc.subjectLifestyleen_HK
dc.subjectStructureden_HK
dc.titleVery short intermittent vs continuous bouts of activity in sedentary adultsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.06.002en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid16875724en_HK
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