NCT02190136

Yoga Improves Aerobic Fitness, Glycemia and Mood State and Reduces Abdominal Obesity

Yoga Improves Aerobic Fitness, Glycemia and Mood State and Reduces Abdominal Obesity in Overweight Women: The PRISE Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: Skidmore College · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Stretching and flexibility exercise such as yoga and functional resistance exercise are two forms of exercise that are growing in popularity. However, they have not been scientifically tested to demonstrate their ability to improve body composition, fitness, heart and metabolic health, and mood state in overweight/obese women. The investigators hypothesize that during an 11 week intervention, both forms of exercise will improve body composition, heart and metabolic health and mood state.

Detailed description

This study was a 11 week protein-rich whole food diet and exercise training intervention in middle aged overweight/obese women. Subjects were randomized into 3 groups: Protein-rich whole food only consumed as 20-25 grams per serving 4-6 per day (P); protein and resistance exercise training (R); and protein and stretching/yoga exercise training (S). All outcomes, including the primary outcomes of body composition and cardiometabolic biomarkers were measured at baseline (week 0) and post-intervention (week 12) in all study subjects.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Insulin Resistance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Protein whole foods	Protein-rich whole foods consumed at 20-30 grams of protein at each of 4-6 meals per day
OTHER	Protein Resistance Exercise Training	Protein rich whole foods diet and resistance training 3 times per week for 11 weeks
OTHER	Protein Stretching/Yoga Training	Protein-rich whole foods diet of 20-30 grams of protein at each of 4-6 meals per day with stretching/yoga training 3 times per week for 11 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-12-01
• Primary completion: 2008-01-01
• Completion: 2014-07-01
• First posted: 2014-07-15
• Last updated: 2014-07-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States