Weight Loss after 12 Weeks of Exercise and/or Nutritional Guidance Is Not Obligatory for Induced Changes in Local Fat/Lean Mass Indexes in Adults with Excess of Adiposity.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to compare the effects of HIIT, resistance training, combined training, and nutritional guidance on local fat/lean mass indexes in adults with excess adiposity and assess individual response patterns.
Results Summary
The study found significant decreases in body weight, arm, trunk, and leg fat mass, as well as android and gynoid fat mass in HIIT, RT, and CT groups after 12 weeks.
Population
Adults with excess adiposity
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
12 weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
high-intensity interval training (HIIT) | decrease | body weight | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #1 |
high-intensity interval training (HIIT) | decrease | arm fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #2 |
high-intensity interval training (HIIT) | decrease | trunk fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #3 |
high-intensity interval training (HIIT) | decrease | legs fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #4 |
high-intensity interval training (HIIT) | decrease | android fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #5 |
high-intensity interval training (HIIT) | decrease | gynecoid fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #6 |
resistance training (RT) | decrease | body weight | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #7 |
resistance training (RT) | decrease | arm fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #8 |
resistance training (RT) | decrease | trunk fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #9 |
resistance training (RT) | decrease | legs fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #10 |
resistance training (RT) | decrease | android fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #11 |
resistance training (RT) | decrease | gynecoid fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #12 |
combined training (CT = HIIT + RT) | decrease | body weight | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #13 |
combined training (CT = HIIT + RT) | decrease | arm fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #14 |
combined training (CT = HIIT + RT) | decrease | trunk fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #15 |
combined training (CT = HIIT + RT) | decrease | legs fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #16 |
combined training (CT = HIIT + RT) | decrease | android fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #17 |
combined training (CT = HIIT + RT) | decrease | gynecoid fat mass | adults with excess of adiposity | - | significant decreases | #18 |
The objectives of this secondary analysis are (1) to investigate the differential effects of exercise training modalities-high-intensity interval training (HIIT), resistance training (RT), combined training (CT = HIIT + RT), and/or nutritional guidance (NG) alone-on local fat/lean mass indexes in adults with excess of adiposity; (2) to identify the individual patterns of response based on either a clinical criterion of weight loss (≥5%) and/or technical error (TE) of measurement of local fat/lean mass indexes; and (3) to assess the individual change for body composition parameters assigned either to HIIT, RT, CT, and/or NG groups utilizing a TE. A 12-week trial was conducted in 55 participants randomized to one of the four interventions. The primary outcome was clinical change in body weight (i.e., weight loss of ≥5%). Secondary outcomes included change in ratio of android and gynoid fat mass, as well as local fat and lean mass indexes (arms, trunk, and legs), before and after intervention. The main findings from the current analysis revealed that (i) after 12 weeks of follow-up, significant decreases in several body composition indexes were found including body weight, arm, trunk, and legs fat mass, and android and gynecoid fat mass were observed in HIIT, RT, and CT groups (