Accumulated physical activity and the association with obesity, fitness, and cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the prevalence of ≥150 min/wk of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) using different criteria for bout length and to examine associations with measures of obesity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy adults with overweight or obesity.

Methods

Baseline data from healthy adults (N = 375; age [mean ± SD] = 45.2 ± 7.7 years; BMI = 32.3 ± 3.8 kg/m² ) enrolled in a behavioral weight-loss intervention were examined cross-sectionally. Categorization was by objectively measured MVPA as follows: 1) LOW-MVPA: <150 min/wk (n = 122, 32.5%); 2) MVPA-NON-BOUTED: ≥150 min/wk in bouts < 10 min (n = 72, 19.2%); 3) MVPA-COMBINED: ≥150 min/wk with a combination of bouts < 10 and ≥10 min (n = 50, 13.3%); and 4)

SUBMITTER: Jackson RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840627 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature