Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Kinesiology and Sport Studies
Date of Award
5-2001
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Lynn Panton
Committee Members
Craig E. Broeder, Kathy Browder
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role exercise intensity plays in reducing body weight and percent body fat in overweight women. Subjects were randomized to either a high intensity interval training group (IT) or a lower intensity steady state training group (ST). Each group exercised 3 times per week for 8 weeks and expended 300 kcal per exercise session. VO2max, body composition, and resting metabolic rate (RMR) were measured pre and post training. RMR was measured after exercise at week 2 to see if intensity levels affected RMR. VO2max and body composition improved in IT but not in ST. Neither group showed a change in RMR from pretest to posttest; however, IT had an increase in RMR 24 hours post-exercise whereas ST did not. These findings show that high intensity interval exercise produces improvements in body composition, fitness, and acute RMR compared to low intensity steady state training.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
King, Jeffrey Warren, "A Comparison of the Effects of Interval Training vs. Continuous Training on Weight Loss and Body Composition in Obese Pre-Menopausal Women." (2001). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 123. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/123
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.