The purpose of this study is to determine if an exposure to light in the morning has a positive influence on self-chosen exercise intensity on a bicycle ergometer in overweight and obese patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
26
Exposure to Light administered with Phillips Energy Light HF3319.
Departement of Sport, Exercise and Health
Basel, Switzerland
Mean power output in watts
Time frame: Power output during the first 30 minute time-trial on a bicycle ergometer.
Subjective sleepiness
Subjective sleepiness will be measured with the Multidimensional Mood Questionnaire (Category "Wakefulness - Sleepiness")
Time frame: 1 minute after the light exposure vs. 1 minute before the light exposure in the first time trial
Subjective Mood
Subjective Mood measured with the Multidimensional Mood Questionnaire (Category "Good Mood - Bad Mood")
Time frame: 1 minute after the light exposure vs. 1 minute before the light exposure in the first time trial
Mean power output in watts during the first, second and third time-trial on a bicycle ergometer.
Time frame: Mean of the 30 minutes of the exercise from the first, second and third time-trial.
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