Prolonged unsupervised Nordic walking and walking exercise following six months of supervision in adults with overweight and obesity: A randomised clinical trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to compare the effects of unsupervised Nordic walking and regular walking on maintaining improvements in overweight/obese adults after a supervised training period.
Results Summary
Unsupervised training did not further improve performance, but participants, especially in the Nordic walking group, maintained some benefits from the supervised phase. Instructor-led training may enhance adherence and health benefits.
Population
Overweight/obese adults (aged 66 ± 7-8 years, BMI 32-34 ± 5).
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
6 months unsupervised following 6 months supervised training (total 12 months).
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 months of unsupervised Nordic walking (NW) and walking (W) exercise following 6 months of supervised training | no change | performance | overweight/obese adults | - | was not effective for a further increase | #1 |
6 months of unsupervised Nordic walking (NW) and walking (W) exercise following 6 months of supervised training | no change | improvements | overweight/obese adults | - | maintained some of the improvements achieved during the supervision | #2 |
Nordic walking (NW) | no change | improvements | overweight/obese adults | - | maintained some of the improvements achieved during the supervision | #3 |
presence of instructor that guides training | increase | adherence and health benefits | overweight/obese adults | - | may enhance adherence and health benefits | #4 |
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study is a randomized trial that examined the effects of 6 months of unsupervised Nordic walking (NW) and walking (W) exercise following 6 months of supervised training in overweight/obese adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: After a 6-month program of diet and supervised training participants (n = 27) of NW (66 ± 7 yrs, body mass index (BMI) 34 ± 5) and W (66 ± 8 yrs, BMI 32 ± 5) group continue the training without supervision for other 6 months. Steps count and mean heart rate (HR CONCLUSION: Despite unsupervised training was not effective for a further increase in performance, participants, especially in NW, maintained some of the improvements achieved during the supervision. However, the presence of instructor that guides training, may enhance adherence and health benefits of NW and W exercise. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT03212391 (July 11, 2017).