Health Benefits of Chronic vs. Acute Exercise in Overweight Adults

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

Compare the effects of single session of exercise vs. chronic exercise training on key risk factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome (e.g., glucose tolerance, blood lipid profile, and blood pressure) in overweight adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01452087

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

43

Starts

2009-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-11-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Body Mass Index: 27-34 kg/m2;
• Regular exercisers(≥4 days/wk of aerobic exercise;
• 30-60min/session at moderate and vigorous intensities);
• Non-exercisers (no regularly planned exercise/physical activity);
• Women must have regularly occurring menses and must be premenopausal.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or lactating;
• Evidence/history of cardiovascular or metabolic disease;
• Currently taking medications known to affect lipid or glucose metabolism.

Where it is running

• Substrate Metabolism Laboratory — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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