SynthesisInternational journal of public health2020
Digital exercise interventions for improving measures of central obesity: a systematic review.
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- Long-Term Effects of a Web-Based Exercise Programme for People With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2026Article
- Web-based training intervention to increase physical activity level and improve health for adults with intellectual disability.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2022Article
- The Effect of Commercial Activity Tracker Based Physical Activity Intervention on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Health Among Recent Retirees.Frontiers in aging · 2021Article
- The Use of Fitness Influencers' Websites by Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe aimed to systematically review the potential benefits of digital exercise interventions for improving measures of central obesity including visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and anthropometric surrogates for VAT in overweight or centrally obese adults aged 18 or over.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted in three databases up until March 2020 (PROSPERO registration nr CRD42019126764).
resultsN = 5 studies including 438 participants (age 48-80) with body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m
conclusionsThis systematic review shows that there is no evidence for the effects of digital exercise on VAT, although digital exercise may decrease WC. These findings highlight the need for additional randomized controlled trials to confirm the findings with respect to WC, and to further investigate the effects of digital exercise on VAT. Together, this may have important implications for reducing the burden of physical inactivity and obesity.
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