Effect of a Combined Exercise and Dietary Intervention on Self-Control in Obese Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether a combined exercise and dietary intervention improved cognitive and physical self-control and whether pre-to-post interventional changes in self-control were mediated by changes in body mass index (BMI) and maximal grip strength (MGS), in a sample of obese adolescents.

Methods

Forty-four obese adolescents were randomly assigned to a combined exercise and dietary program or to a waitlist control group; the data from 36 participants (n = 18 for each group) were analyzed. The combined exercise and dietary program was performed over 6 weeks and was supervised by qualified trainers in a closed boot camp. The exercise consisted primarily of typical aerobic training, sports, outdoor training, yoga, and resistance train

SUBMITTER: Xiang MQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610291 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature