Group studio cycling is an effective intervention to improve cardio-metabolic health in overweight sedentary individual

James King (1252200)

Jamie Pugh (1248333)

K. Menon (7240265)

Myra A. Nimmo (7238924)

Steve Faulkner (1249419)

T.M. Hood (7240262)

English

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Type of presentation: N/A Group studio cycling is an effective intervention to improve cardio-metabolic healthin overweight sedentary individuals Faulkner S. H.1, Pugh J. K.1, Hood T. M.1, Menon K.1, King J. A.1, Nimmo M. A.1,2 1School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK,2College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Email of the presenting author: s.faulkner2@lboro.ac.uk INTRODUCTION High intensity interval training (HIIT) improves health markers in groups at riskof cardiovascular and metabolic disease. The majority of evidence comes from laboratorystudies with fixed intensity intervals and one to one supervision. Studio cycling, incorporatingboth aerobic and high intensity exercise, offers a platform for the implementation of HIIT withinthe wider community. The aim of the present investigation was to test the efficacy of groupbased studio cycling at improving markers of cardio-metabolic health in overweightindividuals. METHODS Eight, overweight, sedentary (86.1 ± 10.6 kg; 27.1 ± 4.7 ml.kg.min-1;<1.5 hr.wk-1) but otherwise healthy volunteers completed 8 weeks of supervised studiocycling lasting 50 minutes 3 times per week. Heart rate was monitored as a guide to exerciseintensity achieved. Participants underwent evaluation for blood pressure, maximal oxygenuptake (V ̇O_(2 max)), body composition, and blood lipid profile before and after theintervention. RESULTS Adherence to training was >95%. V ̇O_(2 max) improved by 11.8%(p<0.0001) and MAP reduced by 6.5% (p<0.05). Fat free mass index increased by 4.4%(p<0.05) and waist:hip by 1.2% (p<0.05). Cholesterol was reduced by 13% (p<0.05).DISCUSSION These data show that group exercise is effective at improving cardio-metabolichealth in overweight individuals and improves markers of disease risk with comparablebenefits as reported in may laboratory HIIT studies. Studio cycling improves fat free mass andas such may help improve function of daily tasks due to an increase in lean mass. Coupledwith a high adherence rate, studio cycling offers an effective intervention to improvecardiovascular health in physically inactive cohorts that can be implemented on a communitywide scale. Acknowledgement: The present work was in part funded by the NIHR Diet, Lifestyle & PhysicalActivity Biomedical Research Unit based at University Hospitals of Leicester and LoughboroughUniversity. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS,the NIHR or the Department of Health. The authors were fully responsible for conducting thetrial and analysing the data.

Group studio cycling is an effective intervention to improve cardio-metabolic health in overweight sedentary individuals

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Group studio cycling is an effective intervention to improve cardio-metabolic health in overweight sedentary individuals

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