Aerobic Exercise and Weight Loss in Adults: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Current guidance on the duration of aerobic exercise recommended in existing guidelines comes primarily from individual trials. Meta-analyses are lacking to examine the dose-response association of aerobic exercise with adiposity measures.

Objective

To clarify the dose-response association of aerobic exercise with adiposity measures.

Data sources

PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and gray literature sources (ProQuest and ClinicalTrials.gov) from inception to April 30, 2024.

Study selection

Randomized clinical trials with intervention durations of at least 8 weeks evaluating the effects of supervised aerobic training on adults with overweight or obesity.

Data extraction and synthesis

The PRISMA guidelines were

SUBMITTER: Jayedi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672165 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature