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Effects of Tai Chi and Walking Exercises on Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome Parameters, and Bone Mineral Density: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Woo, Jean
Hui, Stanley Sai-chuen
Xie, Yao Jie
Kwok, Timothy Chi-Yui
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tai Chi and walking are both moderate-intensity physical activity (PA) that can be easily practiced in daily life.
The objective of the study was to determine the effects of these two PAs on weight loss, metabolic syndrome parameters, and bone mineral density (BMD) in Chinese adults.
We randomized 374 middle-aged subjects (45.8 ± 5.3 years) into 12-week training (45 minutes per day, 5 days per week) of Tai Chi ( n = 124 ) or self-paced walking ( n = 121 ) or control group ( n = 129 ) .
On average, Tai Chi and walking groups lost 0.50 and 0.76 kg of body weight and 0.47 and 0.59 kg of fat mass after intervention, respectively.
The between-group difference of waist circumference (WC) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) was −3.7 cm and −0.18 mmol/L for Tai Chi versus control and −4.1 cm and −0.22 mmol/L for walking versus control.
No significant differences were observed regarding lean mass, blood pressure, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and BMD compared to control.
Change in lean mass, not fat mass or total weight loss, was significantly correlated to the change in BMD.
Our results suggest that both of these two PAs can produce moderate weight loss and significantly improve the WC and FBG in Hong Kong Chinese adults, with no additional effects on BMD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hui, Stanley Sai-chuen& Xie, Yao Jie& Woo, Jean& Kwok, Timothy Chi-Yui. 2015. Effects of Tai Chi and Walking Exercises on Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome Parameters, and Bone Mineral Density: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063859
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hui, Stanley Sai-chuen…[et al.]. Effects of Tai Chi and Walking Exercises on Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome Parameters, and Bone Mineral Density: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063859
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hui, Stanley Sai-chuen& Xie, Yao Jie& Woo, Jean& Kwok, Timothy Chi-Yui. Effects of Tai Chi and Walking Exercises on Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome Parameters, and Bone Mineral Density: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063859
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063859