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Published on: February 2, 2019
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Sarah Kozey-Keadle1, John Staudenmayer, Amanda Libertine
1Dept of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Background:
Individuals may compensate for exercise training by modifying nonexercise behavior (ie, increase sedentary time (ST) and decrease nonexercise physical activity [NEPA]).
Purpose:
To compare ST and NEPA during a 12-week exercise training and/or lifestyle intervention.
Methods:
Fifty-seven overweight/obese participants (19 M/39 F) completed the study (mean ± SD; age 43.6 ± 9.9 y, BMI 35.1 ± 4.6 kg/m2). There were no between-group differences in activity levels at baseline. Four-arm quasi-experimental intervention study 1) EX: exercise 5 days per week at a moderate intensity (40% to 65% VO2peak) 2) rST: reduce ST and increase NEPA, 3) EX-rST: combination of EX and rST and 4) CON: maintain habitual behavior.
Results:
For the EX group, ST did not decrease significantly (mean ((95% confidence interval) 0.48 (-2.2 to 3.1)% and there was no changes in NEPA at week-12 compared with baseline. The changes were variable, with approximately 50% of participants increasing ST and decreasing NEPA. The rST group decreased ST (-4.8 (0.8 to 7.9)% and increased NEPA. EX-rST significantly decreased ST (-5.1 (-2.2 to 7.9)% and increased time in NEPA at week-12 compared with baseline. The control group increased ST by 4.3 (0.8 to 7.9)%.
Conclusions:
Changes in nonexercise ST and NEPA are variable among participants in an exercise-training program, with nearly half decreasing NEPA compared with baseline. Interventions targeting multiple behaviors (ST and NEPA) may effectively reduce compensation and increase daily activity.
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