Long-Term Effects of High-Intensity Aerobic Training on Metabolic Syndrome: An 8-Year Follow-Up Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a set of five cardiometabolic risk factors that typically worsen with age. One exercise-training programme is effective at improving those factors in middle-aged individuals with MetS. To our knowledge, exercise-training efficacy as MetS individuals age has not been explored. This study determined the effectiveness of a periodized exercise training programme for individuals with MetS after a follow-up period of 8 years.

Methods

Forty-seven individuals with MetS were block-randomized into an EXERCISE (n = 22, 52 ± 8 years old, 23% women) or a CONTROL group (n = 25, 53 ± 8 years old, 32% women). Both groups received standard health care, including medical counselling and lifestyle advice at least every 6 months, while participants in EXE

SUBMITTER: Morales-Palomo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11962644 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature