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Long‐Term effects of the Curves® fitness & weight loss program on weight and fat loss
Author(s) -
Sharp K,
Kerksick C,
Wilborn C,
Campbell B,
Wismann J,
Galbreath M,
Nassar E,
BeckhamDove J,
Harvey T,
La Bounty P,
Parker A,
Ferreira M,
Cooke M,
Iosia M,
Rasmussen C,
Greenwood M,
Kreider R
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.lb50
Subject(s) - weight loss , zoology , body weight , fat mass , repeated measures design , medicine , analysis of variance , obesity , chemistry , endocrinology , biology , mathematics , statistics
472 sedentary women (45±11 yrs, 163±7 cm; 93±17 kg; 45±5% body fat) participated in the Curves fitness and weight loss program described above and lost an average of 3.7±4.2 kg. After completing the 14‐wk study, subjects were invited to continue to exercise for another year and asked to diet for 3‐d (1,200 kcal/d) only if they gained weight (3 lbs). Body mass and DEXA body composition data were collected at 0, 10, 14 weeks as well as at 3 (n=105), 6 (n=68), 9 (n=52), and 12 (n=40) months. Data for the exercise only (E), high carbohydrate diet (HCHO), and high protein diets (HP) were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA and are presented as means ± SD changes from baseline for the E, HCHO, and HP diets, respectively. Results revealed that subjects maintained a significant amount of weight loss after 3 m (−1.1±3, −4.7±5, −7.5±11 kg), 6 m (−1.2±4.3, −4.0±6, −5.7±7 kg), 9 m (−2.1±5, −3.1±6, −3.5±6, kg), and 12 m (−3.4±5, −3.8±6, −1.9±5 kg) as well as fat mass loss after 3 m (−0.7±3, −3.8±4, −4.6±4 kg), 6 m (−1.1±4, −4.1±4, −4.5±4 kg), 9 m (−0.6±4, −4.1±4, −2.9±4 kg), and 12 m (−1.4±5, −4.2±3, −1.9±3 kg). Weight and fat loss were maintained better in the HP group until 6 m and in the HCHO group after 6 m. Results indicate that subjects following the Curves program can maintain weight loss by maintaining a consistent training program and adhering to intermittent diet strategies.