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Effect of Online Home-Based Resistance Exercise Training on Physical Fitness, Depression, Stress, and Well-Being in Middle-Aged Persons: A Pilot Study

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  • Naoki Kikuchi

    (Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
    Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
    Research Institute for Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Takahisa Ohta

    (Integrated Research Initiative for Living Well with Dementia, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan)

  • Yuto Hashimoto

    (Research Institute for Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Yukina Mochizuki

    (Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Mika Saito

    (Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Ayumu Kozuma

    (Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Minoru Deguchi

    (Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Takamichi Inoguchi

    (Laboratory of Health and Sports Sciences, Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama 244-8539, Japan)

  • Maho Shinogi

    (Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Hiroki Homma

    (Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

  • Madoka Ogawa

    (Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
    Faculty of Sociology, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan)

  • Koichi Nakazato

    (Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
    Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
    Faculty of Medical Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Yokohama 227-0033, Japan)

  • Takanobu Okamoto

    (Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
    Graduate School of Physical Education Sports Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
    Research Institute for Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan)

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the effect of online home-based resistance exercise training on fitness, depression, stress, and well-being. A total of 67 individuals participated. Of them, 28 participants (13 men and 15 women, average age: 45.1 ± 12.2 years) performed the same exercise training online ( n = 17), using Zoom, or in person ( n = 11) in 2020 (Study 1). In addition, 39 participants (15 men and 24 women; average age: 47.6 ± 10.8 years) performed eight weeks of online home-based resistance exercise training in 2021 (Study 2). The participants performed low-load resistance exercises twice a week for eight weeks (16 sessions). Muscle strength, thigh muscle cross-sectional area, fitness parameters, blood pressure, mental health (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale—CES-D; and Kessler Psychological Distress scale—K6), and well-being (Well-Being Index—WHO-5) were measured pre-and post-resistance training. In Study 1, eight weeks of online home-based resistance training improved CES-D ( p = 0.003), and a similar tendency was observed in resistance training (RT) with the in-person group ( p = 0.06). There was a significant improvement in CES-D symptoms after the online home-based resistance training in Study 2 ( p = 0.009). However, there were no significant changes in the WHO-5 and K6. Our results suggest that online low-load resistance training improves fitness parameters and curbs depressive status.

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  • Naoki Kikuchi & Takahisa Ohta & Yuto Hashimoto & Yukina Mochizuki & Mika Saito & Ayumu Kozuma & Minoru Deguchi & Takamichi Inoguchi & Maho Shinogi & Hiroki Homma & Madoka Ogawa & Koichi Nakazato & Tak, 2023. "Effect of Online Home-Based Resistance Exercise Training on Physical Fitness, Depression, Stress, and Well-Being in Middle-Aged Persons: A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-9, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:1769-:d:1039992
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    1. Brenda W. J. H. Penninx & W. Jack Rejeski & Jasma Pandya & Michael E. Miller & Mauro Di Bari & William B. Applegate & Marco Pahor, 2002. "Exercise and Depressive Symptoms," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 57(2), pages 124-132.
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