Defined Fitness Tip For Results #5

Does Supervised Exercise Yield Better Results?

Two interesting studies.

Supervised exercise versus non-supervised exercise for reducing weight in obese adults. Nicolai SP et al Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2009 Mar;49(1):85-90.

This study looked at the effects of training with supervision/instruction (i.e. a qualified trainer) versus “advice”.

Group One met with a trainer 2x per week for 4 months in a group setting. Group Two received basic advice to increase physical activity and access to a fully equipped gym – all exercise they did was unsupervised.

Group One (supervised group) lost on average 362% more fat over the 4-month period than Group Two (nonsupervised) or 13.4 pounds of fat compared to only 3.7 pounds.

What’s even more interesting is that they made these improvements without ANY dietary advice.

The second study looked at how hard participants would workout with someone just watching them, not giving them any instruction or encouragement. They found they in the presence of someone watching participants would work roughly 30% harder. You can see how that extra effort would lead to greater results. Now imagine adding that to a well designed program, great coaching and social support, great instruction, and a good nutrition program. Pretty great results huh?

Neither of these studies are new, but still very interesting.

Josh

www.definedfitnesswexford.com

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