Abstract
African Americans have a high prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity, but few interventions have been successful in the long term. We describe a 1-year intervention program to increase physical activity and reduce cardiometabolic risk. Interventions incorporated the premise that self-selection into flexible venues and varying exercise modalities would result in improvement in fitness and risk factors. Results of this single-group pretest/posttest observational study show 1-year overall group reductions in body weight and body mass index and cardiometabolic factors including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and increases in dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-derived absolute and percent lean mass and lean-fat ratio, and decreased fat mass.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-262 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Family and Community Health |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 23 2016 |
Keywords
- African Americans
- Intervention studies
- Physical activity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health