Spot Reduction in Male Adults

Molde University College16 enrolled

Overview

Spot reduction, referring to local body fat reduction, pertains to subcutaneous adipose tissue utilization from specific body parts during exercise. Its existence has been keenly debated, although generally accepted not to occur during exercise. However, it is based on not only equivocal data - commonly the training protocol typically applied is based on strength rather than endurance training. The investigators sought to test this assumption by utilizing endurance based exercise controlling for energy expenditure and using dual x-ray absorptiometric measures to assess body composition before and after training.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Abdominal aerobic endurance exerciseOTHER

Subjects combined treadmill running at 70% HRmax (27 minutes) with 4x4minutes (30-40% maximal strength, 1RM) of torso rotation and abdominal crunches (57 minutes), 4 days per wk for 10 weeks

Control training interventionOTHER

Subjects performed treadmill running (45 minutes) at 70% HRmax 4 days per week for 10 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * males * ≥ 30 years old * classified as overweight (Body mass index ≥ 25 kg ∙ m-2) * not participating in regular physical training Exclusion Criteria: * \< 30 years old * Body mass index \< 25 kg ∙ m-2 * participating in regular physical training