Effects of Exercise Training during Christmas on Body Weight and Cardiometabolic Health in Overweight Individuals.

ABSTRACT: : Individuals with abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) have augmented risk of all-cause mortality. Lifestyle interventions are effective to treat MetS, however, there are periods during the year in which exercise programs are discontinued and improper dietary habits reappear (e.g., Christmas holidays). We aimed to analyze if exercise-training during Christmas holidays would avoid body-weight gains and cardiometabolic deterioration in MetS individuals, using a randomized control trial. Thirty-eight men with MetS undergoing exercise training were randomly allocated to either continue (TRAIN group, n = 16) or discontinue (HOLID group, n = 22) training, during the three weeks of Christmas. Anthropometrics (body weight, fat, and waist circumference), fasting blood metabolites (gluco

SUBMITTER: Ramirez-Jimenez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7369896 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature