Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So?
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine if overweight/obese individuals (age 26–50 y) would self-select moderate exercise intensity when asked to do so and (2) to determine how this self-selected workload compared to exercising at a workload (60% peak aerobic capacity) that is known to provid...
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| author | Cameron W. Hall Michael E. Holmstrup Jay Koloseus Daniel Anderson Jill A. Kanaley |
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| description | The purpose of this study was (1) to determine if overweight/obese individuals (age 26–50 y) would self-select moderate exercise intensity when asked to do so and (2) to determine how this self-selected workload compared to exercising at a workload (60% peak aerobic capacity) that is known to provide cardioprotective health benefits. Oxygen consumption (VO2) and energy expenditure were measured in 33 men/women (BMI≥27 kg/m2) who completed two 30 min walking bouts: (1) self-selected walking pace on an indoor track and (2) prescribed exercise pace (60% VO2 peak) on a treadmill. The data revealed that (1) the prescribed intensity was 6% higher than the self-selected pace and elicited a higher energy expenditure (𝑃<0.05) than the self-selected pace (+83 kJ); (2) overweight subjects walked at a slightly lower percentage of VO2 peak than the obese subjects (𝑃<0.05); (3) men walked at a lower percentage of VO2 peak than the women (𝑃<0.05). In conclusion when asked to walk at a moderate intensity, overweight/obese individuals tended to select a lower workload in the “moderate intensity” range which could be maintained for 30 min; however, a higher intensity which would be more cardioprotective could not be maintained for 30 min by most individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-60bdcb5da33043d9a5275513875c70462025-02-03T05:47:45ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162012-01-01201210.1155/2012/919051919051Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So?Cameron W. Hall0Michael E. Holmstrup1Jay Koloseus2Daniel Anderson3Jill A. Kanaley4Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USADepartment of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USADepartment of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USADepartment of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USADepartment of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USAThe purpose of this study was (1) to determine if overweight/obese individuals (age 26–50 y) would self-select moderate exercise intensity when asked to do so and (2) to determine how this self-selected workload compared to exercising at a workload (60% peak aerobic capacity) that is known to provide cardioprotective health benefits. Oxygen consumption (VO2) and energy expenditure were measured in 33 men/women (BMI≥27 kg/m2) who completed two 30 min walking bouts: (1) self-selected walking pace on an indoor track and (2) prescribed exercise pace (60% VO2 peak) on a treadmill. The data revealed that (1) the prescribed intensity was 6% higher than the self-selected pace and elicited a higher energy expenditure (𝑃<0.05) than the self-selected pace (+83 kJ); (2) overweight subjects walked at a slightly lower percentage of VO2 peak than the obese subjects (𝑃<0.05); (3) men walked at a lower percentage of VO2 peak than the women (𝑃<0.05). In conclusion when asked to walk at a moderate intensity, overweight/obese individuals tended to select a lower workload in the “moderate intensity” range which could be maintained for 30 min; however, a higher intensity which would be more cardioprotective could not be maintained for 30 min by most individuals.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/919051 |
| spellingShingle | Cameron W. Hall Michael E. Holmstrup Jay Koloseus Daniel Anderson Jill A. Kanaley Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So? Journal of Obesity |
| title | Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So? |
| title_full | Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So? |
| title_fullStr | Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So? |
| title_short | Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So? |
| title_sort | do overweight and obese individuals select a moderate intensity workload when asked to do so |
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