Impact of Self-Preference Community Fitness Interventions in High-Risk African Americans
| Autor: | Rita R. Kalyani, Brian G. Kral, Taryn F. Moy, Dhananjay Vaidya, Lisa R. Yanek, Diane M. Becker, Kerry J. Stewart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male Gerontology Psychological intervention Physical activity 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Early Medical Intervention Humans Medicine Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine Exercise Modalities business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Preference Black or African American Lean body mass Female Observational study business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Family & Community Health. 39:251-262 |
| ISSN: | 0160-6379 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/fch.0000000000000117 |
| Popis: | African Americans have a high prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity, but few interventions have been successful in the long term. We describe a 1-year intervention program to increase physical activity and reduce cardiometabolic risk. Interventions incorporated the premise that self-selection into flexible venues and varying exercise modalities would result in improvement in fitness and risk factors. Results of this single-group pretest/posttest observational study show 1-year overall group reductions in body weight and body mass index and cardiometabolic factors including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and increases in dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-derived absolute and percent lean mass and lean-fat ratio, and decreased fat mass. |
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