Key result
A 16-week supervised aerobic exercise program significantly improved physical functioning and general health in inactive adults with hypertension and obesity (p<0.05).
Why the study?
Primary hypertension and obesity are associated with worse health-related quality of life, but the impact of different aerobic exercise programs compared to attention control was unclear.
Do different 16-week supervised aerobic exercise programs improve health-related quality of life in physically inactive adults with overweight/obesity and primary hypertension compared to attention control?
Population
253 physically inactive and obese adults with HTN and 30 HEALTHY participants
Comparison
Three 16-week ExT programs (high-volume MICT, high-volume HIIT, low-volume HIIT) vs attention control
Follow-up
16-week
Authors
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Obese inactive adults with HTN report worse QoL than healthy peers; cross-sectional data leaves open effects of different training volumes.
RCT (n=283)
Do different 16-week supervised aerobic exercise programs improve health-related quality of life in physically inactive adults with overweight/obesity and primary hypertension compared to attention control?
p-value: p=<0.05
Supervised aerobic exercise, particularly low-volume HIIT, improves physical and psychological health-related quality of life in physically inactive adults with obesity and hypertension.
Tous‐Espelosin et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in Primary hypertension and overweight/obesity (n=283). Supervised aerobic exercise training (ExT) programs vs. Attention control was evaluated on Health-related quality of life (QoL) assessed by the SF-36 questionnaire (p=<0.05). A 16-week supervised aerobic exercise program significantly improved physical functioning and general health in inactive adults with hypertension and obesity (p<0.05).
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