Exercise for Weight Loss: Further Evaluating Energy Compensation with Exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study assessed how individuals compensate for energy expended during a 12-wk aerobic exercise intervention, elucidating potential mechanisms and the role exercise dose plays in the compensatory response.

Participants and design

Three-arm, randomized controlled trial among sedentary adults age 18 to 40 yr, body mass index of 25 to 35. Groups included six exercise sessions per week, two sessions per week, and sedentary control.

Methods

Rate of exercise energy expenditure was calculated from a graded exercise test averaged across five heart rate zones. Energy compensation was calculated as the difference between expected weight loss (based on exercise energy expenditure) and changes in fat and fat-free mass (DXA). Resting energy expenditure was assessed via

SUBMITTER: Flack KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7556238 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature