6 Weeks Step Aerobics Training Among Females With Sedentary Life Style.

Effects of 6 Weeks of Step Aerobics Training on Pulmonary Functions Among Females With Sedentary Life Style.

To determine the Effects of 6 weeks of Step Aerobics Training on Pulmonary Functions among females with sedentary life style. Traditional aerobic training programs has great effects to improved pulmonary functions in individuals with sedentary life style but on the other hand there is another type of aerobic training named step aerobic which is different from traditional training up-to knowledge has less work on pulmonary function but effective on functional score, and walking velocity this gap further need to identify. This study will help us to choose either of training program to get maximum beneficial outcomes particularly on pulmonary function test on female students with sedentary life style.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Step Aerobics; Other: Aerobic exercise (Lower limb Cycling)

Detailed Description

A sedentary lifestyle is defined as an individual living with very little or no physical activity. In daily routine the person spending most of his or her time in watching television, playing games on mobile ,using internet, reading books , often sitting or lying down while doing these activities. It can lead to many health problems and potentially very harmful.

Aerobic exercise is defined as physical exertion that depends upon energy generating process. Aerobic defined as something relating to and involving which required free oxygen. During aerobic exercise maximum use of oxygen can meet the energy demand of the body.

Activities with light to moderate intensities that adequately meet the demands of aerobic metabolism, this can be performed for long period of times.There is a term use aerobic exercise that is "solely" aerobic which is defined as low intensity is required to consumed all carbohydrates in the body and termed them into energy. According to this ,some common examples of aerobic exercise that are walking , swimming , jogging, running and cycling.

Aerobic has great impact on decrease the severity of depression and anxiety . Another study on people who are suffered from depression , asked them to walk for 30 minutes on treadmill and reassess them after 10 days. The results shows significant increase and improvement in their mood and reduction in overall depression episodes and symptoms, they feel fresh and more alive start participate in daily activities . Their negative thoughts which make them depressive also get reduced to some extent .The results shows that physical activity or exercise only for a short period of time may give you a boost in your mood and overall health status. Only a single exercise session has a great impact on the overall mental health.

Another research was conducted on target matching foot stepping to evaluate the proprioception and function of knee osteoarthritis . It includes functional score , walking velocity and overall knee performance to determine the efficacy of knee osteoarthritis. The exercise was designed to perform in sitting position as knee arthritic patients are not able to tolerate in standing position.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Federal
    • Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan, 44000
      • Riphah international university

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female students
• Sedentary life style (low Physical activity)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Asthmatic patients
• Any history of Malignancies.
• Students with psychiatric disorders
• Musculoskeletal disease that he was unable to perform aerobic exercises
• Neuromuscular diseases that patient was unable to maintain balance

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Step Aerobics; Step Aerobics Training (120 to 126 foot steps per min)	Other: Step Aerobics; Alternating step knee-lift sequences; alternating leg up, up, down, down patterns; and step kicks, 120 to 126 foot strikes per minute, 20 to 30 minutes per session s, 3 sessions per week up to 6 weeks,The target intensity for all sessions will set at 50-70% heart rate (HR) reserve.
Active Comparator: Aerobic exercise (Lower limb Cycling); Lower Limb Aerobic cycling	Other: Aerobic exercise (Lower limb Cycling); Lower Limb Aerobic cycling, 20 to 30 minutes per session, 3 sessions per week up to 6 weeks, The target intensity for all sessions will set at 50-70% heart rate (HR) reserve

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)	Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second FEV1 in Liters	6th week
Forced vital Capacity (FVC)	Changes From the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze Forced vital Capacity in Liters.	6th week
Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)	Changes from the Baseline, the digital spirometer is used in clinical setting to analyze peak expiratory flow PEF in Liter/second.	6th Week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pulse Rate	Changes from baseline, Pulse rate was measured per minute through pulse oximeter	6th week
Oxygen Saturation (SpO2)	Changes from baseline SPO2 was measured in percentage. Oxygen immersion is the division of oxygen-soaked hemoglobin with respect to add up to hemoglobin in the blood. Pulse oximeter measure it.	6th week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

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• Jan MH, Tang PF, Lin JJ, Tseng SC, Lin YF, Lin DH. Efficacy of a target-matching foot-stepping exercise on proprioception and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Jan;38(1):19-25. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2512.
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• Larson JL, Covey MK, Wirtz SE, Berry JK, Alex CG, Langbein WE, Edwards L. Cycle ergometer and inspiratory muscle training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Aug;160(2):500-7. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9804067.
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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 8, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 8, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): August 9, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 24, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 22, 2019
• Last Verified: October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Pulmonary Function; Sedentary Lifestyle; Step Aerobics
• Other Study ID Numbers: RiphahIU Syeda Rida Fatima

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No