Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0011p382 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006

The effect of an 18 week group exercise education program on weight, physical activity, cardiovascular fitness, quality of life and attitudes to exercise in obese irish female adults

Quinn A , Fogarty E , Shea DO

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. There are still major gaps in our understanding both of overall effective weight management strategies and physical activity alone as a weight management strategy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an 18 week monthly group exercise education program on weight, physical activity, cardiovascular fitness, quality of life and attitudes to exercise in obese Irish females. Eighteen obese females were recruited ...