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  • Enrolling Participants Exercise & Metabolic Health

    A study entitled “Aerobic Compared to Resistance Exercise Training to Promote Metabolic Health in Obesity” is recruiting study participants. To qualify you must meet the following criteria:

     

    • Be 18-55 years old.
    • Have a body mass index ≥30 kg/m2
    • Currently exercise <90 minutes per week
    • Be able to participate in exercise training 3 days/week for 12 weeks.
    • Free of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.

     

    This study will include a baseline health assessment, baseline fitness testing, 12-weeks of intervention, post-intervention health assessment, and post-intervention fitness testing. Participants will be compensated for their time and effort.

     

    Please contact Lauren Corso (lauren.lamberti@uconn.edu and 847-337-3763) for more information.

     

    This study has been approved by University of Connecticut, Institutional Review Board for Human Studies, Storrs CT. Protocol#H19-090

    For more information, contact: Lauren Corso at lauren.lamberti@uconn.edu