OBJECTIVE: The design of effective obesity interventions to reduce adiposity and increase fitness in minority children is a public health priority. This study assessed the effectiveness of a summer intervention in lowering adiposity and increasing aerobic endurance in minority girls. METHODS:99 Hispanic and African American girls and their mothers participated. During the intervention, girls attended daily exercise, nutrition education, and counseling sessions from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Mothers attended 2-h weekly exercise, nutrition, and counseling sessions. Percent body fat, abdominal fat, and aerobic endurance (1-mile run/walk minutes) data were collected at pre- and post-intervention. RESULTS: A repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to test differences in adiposity indicators and aerobic endurance. Findings indicated statistically significant reductions in percent body fat (p < .001), abdominal fat (p < .001), and 1-mile run/walk minutes (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a summer intervention in reducing adiposity indicators and increasing aerobic endurance.
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OBJECTIVE: The design of effective obesity interventions to reduce adiposity and increase fitness in minority children is a public health priority. This study assessed the effectiveness of a summer intervention in lowering adiposity and increasing aerobic endurance in minority girls. METHODS: 99 Hispanic and African American girls and their mothers participated. During the intervention, girls attended daily exercise, nutrition education, and counseling sessions from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Mothers attended 2-h weekly exercise, nutrition, and counseling sessions. Percent body fat, abdominal fat, and aerobic endurance (1-mile run/walk minutes) data were collected at pre- and post-intervention. RESULTS: A repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to test differences in adiposity indicators and aerobic endurance. Findings indicated statistically significant reductions in percent body fat (p < .001), abdominal fat (p < .001), and 1-mile run/walk minutes (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a summer intervention in reducing adiposity indicators and increasing aerobic endurance.
Authors: Dawn K Wilson; Heather Kitzman-Ulrich; Ken Resnicow; M Lee Van Horn; Sara M St George; E Rebekah Siceloff; Kassandra A Alia; Tyler McDaniel; VaShawn Heatley; Lauren Huffman; Sandra Coulon; Ron Prinz Journal: Contemp Clin Trials Date: 2015-03-30 Impact factor: 2.226
Authors: Kathy B Knight; Sydney A Devers; Meagan Maloney; Anne K Bomba; Heather Walker; Kathy Tucker; Scott S Knight Journal: Health Promot Perspect Date: 2018-07-07