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Impact of a novel home-based exercise intervention on health indicators in inactive premenopausal women: a 12-week randomised controlled trial.
- Source :
- European Journal of Applied Physiology; Apr2020, Vol. 120 Issue 4, p771-782, 12p, 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- <bold>Purpose: </bold>This study tested the hypothesis that a novel, audio-visual-directed, home-based exercise training intervention would be effective at improving cardiometabolic health and mental well-being in inactive premenopausal women.<bold>Methods: </bold>Twenty-four inactive premenopausal women (39 ± 10 years) were randomly assigned to an audio-visual-directed exercise training group (DVD; n = 12) or control group (CON; n = 12). During the 12-week intervention period, the DVD group performed thrice-weekly training sessions of 15 min. Training sessions comprised varying-intensity movements involving multiplanar whole-body accelerations and decelerations (average heart rate (HR) = 76 ± 3% HRmax). CON continued their habitual lifestyle with no physical exercise. A series of health markers were assessed prior to and following the intervention.<bold>Results: </bold>Following the DVD intervention, HDL cholesterol (pre: 1.83 ± 0.45, post: 1.94 ± 0.46 mmol/L) and mental well-being, assessed via the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, improved (P < 0.05). Conversely, [LDL cholesterol], [triglycerides], fasting [glucose], body composition and resting blood pressure and HR were unchanged following the DVD intervention (P > 0.05). There were no pre-post intervention changes in any of the outcome variables in the CON group (P > 0.05).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The present study suggests that a novel, audio-visual-directed exercise training intervention, consisting of varied-intensity movements interspersed with spinal and lower limb mobility and balance tasks, can improve [HDL cholesterol] and mental well-being in premenopausal women. Therefore, home-based, audio-visual-directed exercise training (45 min/week) appears to be a useful tool to initiate physical activity and improve aspects of health in previously inactive premenopausal women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH status indicators
BODY composition
EXERCISE
PHYSICAL activity
HIGH-intensity interval training
EXERCISE & psychology
PERIMENOPAUSE
HDL cholesterol
RESEARCH
RESEARCH methodology
SELF-evaluation
MENTAL health
EVALUATION research
MEDICAL cooperation
COMPARATIVE studies
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
IMPACT of Event Scale
RESEARCH funding
PATIENT compliance
VIDEO recording
HEALTH self-care
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14396319
- Volume :
- 120
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142554182
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04315-7