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dc.contributor.advisorHANSEN, Dominique-
dc.contributor.authorVermeersch, Helena-
dc.contributor.authorHuijers, Lore-
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T08:27:15Z-
dc.date.available2019-09-17T08:27:15Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1942/29274-
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates how oxygen consumption, energy consumption, respiratory-exchange ratio, heart rate, relative exercise intensity (percentage of the maximum heart rate), perception of exertion and discomfort were affected by wearing a weighted vest of 15% of the body mass (BM) during treadmill walking at three different speeds (3, 4, 5 km/h) in adults with obesity. The oxygen consumption (p < 0.01), energy consumption (p < 0.01), heart rate (p < 0.01), relative exercise intensity (p < 0.01) and carbohydrate oxidation (p < 0.05) were significantly higher during walking with a weighted vest of 15% BM than without a weighted vest and significantly increased with increasing speed (3, 4, 5 km/h). Wearing the weighted vest had no significant effect on the RER at 3 and 4 km/h and on the fat oxidation at all speeds. The increase in energy consumption by wearing the weighted vest is significantly greater at a speed of 5 km/h (22%) than at 3 km/h (17%) (p < 0.01), but not than at 4 km/h (19%). Additionally, the weighted vest could cause discomfort at the level of the hip, back and shoulders. The weighted vest of 15% BM provides a higher energy consumption with the largest benefit at a speed of 5 km/h in adults with obesity. This offers opportunities for walking programs to lose weight in the future, taking possible discomfort into account.-
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dc.titleThe effect of wearing a weight vest during walking on the energy consumption in adults with obesity-
dc.typeTheses and Dissertations-
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dc.description.notesmaster in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie-revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie bij musculoskeletale aandoeningen-
local.type.specifiedMaster thesis-
item.contributorVermeersch, Helena-
item.contributorHuijers, Lore-
item.accessRightsOpen Access-
item.fullcitationVermeersch, Helena & Huijers, Lore (2019) The effect of wearing a weight vest during walking on the energy consumption in adults with obesity.-
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