Resistance exercise, alone and in combination with aerobic exercise, and obesity in Dallas, Texas, US: A prospective cohort study

• Published in: PLoS medicine Vol. 18; no. 6; p. e1003687
• Main Authors: Brellenthin, Angelique G, Lee, Duck-chul, Bennie, Jason A, Sui, Xuemei, Blair, Steven N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 23.06.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aerobic exercises; Aerobics; Alcohol; Alcohol use; Biology and Life Sciences; Body composition; Body fat; Body mass index; Cohort analysis; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Exercise; Health aspects; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metabolism; Obesity; Physical fitness; Prevention; Public health; Risk factors; Sensitivity analysis; Strengthening exercises; Weight control; Womens health; United States; United States > US; Texas
• ISSN: 1549-1676; 1549-1277; 1549-1676
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003687

Obesity is a significant and growing public health problem in high-income countries. Little is known about the relationship between resistance exercise (RE), alone and in combination with aerobic exercise (AE), and the risk of developing obesity. The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to examine the associations between different amounts and frequencies of RE, independent of AE, and incident obesity. In this study, we observed that RE was associated with a significantly reduced risk of obesity even after considering AE. However, meeting both the RE and AE guidelines was associated with the lowest risk of obesity.