{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["18(1)"],"submitter":["Holliday A"],"funding":["Cereal Partners Worldwide"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Physical activity (PA) interventions for the promotion of weight-management may benefit from increased choice and flexibility to overcome commonly-perceived barriers to PA. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a novel \"points-based\" approach to PA on body composition in inactive women, who are overweight or obese.<h4>Methods</h4>Seventy-six overweight or obese, inactive women were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: 'Points-based' PA (PBPA; 30 \"PA points\"•week<sup>- 1</sup>), Structured exercise (StructEx; 150 min moderate-intensity exercise•week<sup>- 1</sup>) or control (CONT; continue habitual inactive lifestyle) for a 24-week intervention. PA points for activities were adapted from MET values, and 30 points was equivalent to 150 min of b"],"journal":["BMC public health"],"pagination":["261"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5816513"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Points-based physical activity: a novel approach to facilitate changes in body composition in inactive women with overweight and obesity."],"pmcid":["PMC5816513"],"pubmed_authors":["Thielecke F","Blannin AK","Fenton SAM","Holliday A","Burgin A","Fernandez EV"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Points-based physical activity: a novel approach to facilitate changes in body composition in inactive women with overweight and obesity.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Physical activity (PA) interventions for the promotion of weight-management may benefit from increased choice and flexibility to overcome commonly-perceived barriers to PA. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a novel \"points-based\" approach to PA on body composition in inactive women, who are overweight or obese.<h4>Methods</h4>Seventy-six overweight or obese, inactive women were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: 'Points-based' PA (PBPA; 30 \"PA points\"•week<sup>- 1</sup>), Structured exercise (StructEx; 150 min moderate-intensity exercise•week<sup>- 1</sup>) or control (CONT; continue habitual inactive lifestyle) for a 24-week intervention. PA points for activities were adapted from MET values, and 30 points was equivalent to 150 min of b","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Feb","modification":"2026-05-01T23:58:08.483Z","creation":"2019-03-26T23:03:45Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5816513","cross_references":{"pubmed":["29454318"],"doi":["10.1186/s12889-018-5125-2"]}}