Supervised exercise versus non-supervised exercise for reducing weight in obese adults.
Nicolai SP et al
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2009 Mar;49(1):85-90.
This research study looked at the effects of training in a supervised environment versus being trained in a non supervised environment.
Group 1 met with a fitness coach twice a week for 4 months and exercise together as a group.
Group 2 received basic advice to increase physical activity and access to a fully equipped fitness center.
Group 1 (coached group) lost an average of 13.4 pounds of fat over the 4 months.
Group 2 (advice only group) lost an average of 3.7 pounds of fat over the 4 months.
An interesting side note is that these improvement where made without any nutritional advice.
Another study showed that if a person would exercise 30% harder if they were just watched by someone else and not even offered any advice or suggestions. Which only further promotes the effectiveness of a group environment.
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