A combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training may be the best way to fight teen obesity, a new Canadian study suggests.
In the study, published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, researchers from the University of Calgary and the University of Ottawa randomly placed 304 overweight teens from the Ottawa region into four different groups.
The first group was selected to perform resistance training with weight machines and free weights; the second group performed aerobic exercise on treadmills, elliptical machines and stationary bikes; the third group did both resistance training and aerobic exercise; and a fourth control group didn't do any exercise.
The groups assigned to exercise were given training sessions four times a week for 22 weeks. Several of the sessions were supervised by a personal trainer.
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TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Heavy Bag and a Jacksonville Forest Park Run/Hike
I was a man possessed today. I was up early enough before my first session to spend 30 mins on the heavy bag, and after finishing with clients I spent a couple of hours running and hiking on the J-Ville Forest Park trails, got some banking, shopping and other errands done, washed my car, and mowed the lawn.
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- Hi! I'm Patrick Frey, your in-home, online and on-the-trail Personal Trainer, Fitness Educator, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist. With over 35 years of fitness experience, and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Sciences Association, and the American Council on Exercise, I have the knowledge and experience you need to reach your health and fitness goals. My interests over the years have included running, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic lifting, volleyball, and general health, fitness and nutrition. I've trained hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from elite athletes to sedentary couch potatoes, in everything from well equipped gyms to un-equipped homes, online, in the park and on the trails. To me, there's nothing more exciting than helping people improve their health, look better, feel better, or improve their sports performance.
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