Effect of Exercise Intensity on Spontaneous Physical Activity Energy Expenditure in Overweight Boys: A Crossover Study

Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Daniel J Hoffman, Rosely Sichieri, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Daniel J Hoffman, Rosely Sichieri

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the effect of different exercise intensities on spontaneous physical activity energy expenditure in overweight adolescents.

Methods: A crossover study was developed with a control session, followed by moderate and vigorous exercise sessions, with six days of monitoring each. Twenty-four adolescents, 11-13 years old, male and overweight were selected. Spontaneous physical activity energy expenditure was assessed by accelerometers. Linear mixed effects models were used to evaluate the differences per session across time.

Results: Energy expenditure during the 1st hour was different between all three sessions, with averages of 82, 286 and 343 kcal to the control, moderate and vigorous sessions, respectively (p <0.001). The same pattern of difference in energy expenditure between the sessions remained after 24 hours (704 vs 970 vs 1056 kcal, p <0.001). However, energy expenditure during the six days indicates compensation from second to the sixth day, although small differences remained at the end of the 6-day period (5102 vs 5193 vs 5271 kcal, p <0.001).

Conclusions: A single aerobic session seems to modify the spontaneous physical activities in overweight adolescents but still keeping the vigorous session with higher total energy expenditure during the follow-up period. Despite the observed compensatory effect, the greater energy expenditure observed in both moderate and vigorous exercise sessions indicates that physical activity should be recommended to promote an increased energy expenditure in adolescents.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT 02272088.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02272088.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1. Flow diagram of participants through…
Fig 1. Flow diagram of participants through the study.
Fig 2. Estimated mean values of the…
Fig 2. Estimated mean values of the cumulative energy expenditure in 24 hours (A) and 144 hours (B) monitoring.
‡ moderate vs. control; # moderate vs. vigorous; * vigorous vs. control.
Fig 3. Estimated mean values of energy…
Fig 3. Estimated mean values of energy expenditure per day for 6 days monitoring.
Linear mixed model with time, group * time, time*time, group * time * time, adjusted for EE for the 1st hour. ‡ moderate vs. control; # moderate vs. vigorous; * vigorous vs. control.

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