Effect of Hula Hooping as Compared to Walking on Adipose Tissue Distribution, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue Gene Expression

University of Helsinki

Status: Completed

Conditions: Android Obesity, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue (AT) Gene Expression

Treatments: Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01913171

HULA 233401

HULA233401 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

o determine effects of hula-hooping on android obesity, metabolic parameters and adipose tissue (AT) gene expression.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 18 and 70 years
• central adiposity as measured by the waist circumference (>80 cm in females and >94 cm in males) (9)
• ability to hula-hoop for a minimum of 2 minutes and to have the necessary space available for this activity either at home or at work
• ability to communicate meaningfully with the investigator and legal competence to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• clinical or biochemical evidence of disease other than obesity as judged by history, physical examination and standard laboratory tests
• excessive use of alcohol, i.e., over 20 g/day
• use of medications known to affect glucose or lipid metabolism and
• pregnancy or lactation

Trial design

53 participants in 2 patient groups

Walking

Active Comparator group

Description:

WALK. The participants were instructed to walk daily, at first week 12minutes/day, week II 16mins/day, week III 20mins/day, week IV 24 mins/day, week V 28mins/day, week VI 32mins/day at a pace that would moderately increase heart rate and result in sweating

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Hula-hooping

Active Comparator group

Description:

HULA. The participants were instructed to hula hoop daily, at first week 6minutes/day, week II 8mins/day, week III 10mins/day, week IV 12 mins/day, week V 14mins/day, week VI 16mins/day

Treatment:

Other: Exercise