Exercise Supervision Is Important for Cardiometabolic Health Improvements: A 16-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

• Jayden R. Hunter ; Brett A. Gordon ^[1] ; Stephen R. Bird ; Amanda C. Benson
  1. [1] La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
• Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 34, Nº. 3, 2020, págs. 866-877
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Exercise supervision enhances health and fitness improvements in clinical populations compared with unsupervised or home-based exercise, but effects of supervision type are unknown in healthy employees. Eighty-five Australian university employees (62 females; mean +/- SD 43.2 +/- 9.8 years) were randomized to personal (1:1; SUP, n = 28), nonpersonal (typical gym-based; NPS, n = 28) supervision or unsupervised control (CON, n = 29) exercise groups. Subjects received a 16-week individually tailored, moderate-to-high intensity aerobic and resistance exercise program completed at an onsite exercise facility (SUP and NPS) or without access to a specific exercise facility (CON). Repeated-measures ANOVA analyzed changes to cardiometabolic outcomes. Mean +/- SD increases to V[Combining Dot Above]O2 peak were greater (p < 0.01) with SUP (+10.4 +/- 11.1%) vs. CON (+3.8 +/- 8.9%) but not different to NPS (+8.6 +/- 8.2%). Compared to CON (+1.7 +/- 7.7%), upper-body strength increases were greater with SUP (+12.8 +/- 8.4%; p < 0.001) and NPS (+8.4 +/- 7.3%; p < 0.05). Lower-body strength increases were greater with SUP (+26.3 +/- 12.7%) vs. NPS (+15.0 +/- 14.6%; p < 0.05) and CON (+4.1 +/- 12.4%; p < 0.001), and NPS vs. CON (p < 0.01). Body fat reductions were greater with SUP (-2.2 +/- 2.2%) vs. NPS (-0.6 +/- 1.9%; p < 0.05) and CON (-0.7 +/- 1.9%; p < 0.05). Access to an onsite exercise facility with personal or nonpersonal exercise supervision was important for improving several cardiometabolic outcomes, with greater improvements to lower-body strength and body composition from personal 1:1 exercise supervision.