Is the goal of 12,000 steps per day sufficient for improving body composition and metabolic syndrome? The necessity of combining exercise intensity: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background To investigate the differences in body composition and metabolic syndrome (MS) under a daily 12,000-step strategy with or without moderate-intensity walking exercise in college students with obesity. Methods Thirty-two adults with obesity (mean (s.d.) age: 19.72 (0.80) years; hei...

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Main Authors: Tsung-Lin Chiang, Chu Chen, Chih-Hsiang Hsu, Yu-Chin Lin, Huey-June Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7554-y