ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2016
Comparative effects of three 48-week community-based physical activity and exercise interventions on aerobic capacity, total cholesterol and mean arterial blood pressure.
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- Comparative analysis of reported physical activity from leisure centres' members versus the general population in Spain.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Personalised eHealth intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in rehabilitation after cardiac operations: study protocol for the PACO randomised controlled trial (NCT03470246).BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
- Subjects with cardiovascular disease or high disease risk are more sedentary and less active than their healthy peers.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2018Article
- A higher effort-based paradigm in physical activity and exercise for public health: making the case for a greater emphasis on resistance training.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
aimInsufficient research examines the treatment effectiveness of real-world physical activity (PA) interventions. PURPOSE: We investigated the effects of 3 interventions on directly measured cardiovascular variables. All treatments and measures were administered in community settings by fitness centre staff.
methodsParticipants were sedentary individuals receiving no medication to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (n=369, age 43 ±5 years). In a semirandomised design, participants were allocated to a structured gym exercise programme (STRUC), unstructured gym exercise (FREE), physical activity counselling (PAC) or a measurement-only control condition (CONT). Measures were: predicted aerobic capacity (VO
resultsData analysis indicated a statistically significant deterioration in TC in CONT (0.8%, SD=0.5, p=0.005), and a statistically significant improvement in MAP in STRUC (2.5%, SD=8.3, p=0.004). Following a median split by baseline VO
conclusionsSeveral forms of PA may offset increased cholesterol resulting from inactivity. Structured PA (exercise) might be more effective than either unstructured PA or counselling in improving blood pressure, and community-based PA interventions might be more effective in improving VO
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