Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Introduction: Obesity is a major health problem of the developing world and an associated modifiable risk factor for various metabolic disorders. The reason for the increasing trend of obesity in adults is a sedentary life style. Body composition is an important aspect of health for individuals from all age, gender, and ethnic groups. Recently, High intensity exercise done for less duration is emerging and gaining importance. Aim: To investigate a protocol of moderate and high intensity exercise on a simple stationary bicycle ergometer, required to produce significant change in body composition in overweight and obese individuals. Materials and Methods: A total of 50 volunteers were included and were assigned to 2 groups of moderate or high intensity exercise randomly. All the individuals completed the 15 weeks exercise protocol. Anthropometric measurements and body composition  for each participant were recorded  before and after the exercise regime. Results: There was a significant change in almost all the parameters studied i.e weight, waist hip ratio, skin fold thickness, circumference measures, fat mass, fat percentage, and lean body mass among moderate and high intensity group. Overall high intensity group showed greater significant decrease in measurements  as compared to moderate intensity group. Conclusion: It can be concluded that High intensity exercise is more effective in comparison to moderate intensity exercise protocol, though significant change in terms of the body composition and circumference measurements are observed in both.
Key words: Obesity, overweight, exercise.  

Corresponding Author: Dr. Thakur Shailesh kumar Singh, Associate professor, Department of Physiology, Career Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital Lucknow, U.P., India

This article may be cited as:Singh TSK. Effectiveness of Exercise Intensity on Body Composition and Measurements in Overweight Individuals. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(3):238-241.