Table 4. Percentage of time spent in sedentary behavior and physical activity over seven days following control and exercise sessions in inactive obese males (n = 17).
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 P1 P2 P3
Sedentary, % time
Control 68 ± 8.4 69.6 ± 11.8 70.7 ± 11 72.9 ± 10.4 69.2 ± 8.2 74.2 ± 10.9 70.7 ± 12.2 0.073 0.001 0.524
MICE 65.4 ± 9.3 66.3 ± 13.4 71.4 ± 7.7 66.1 ± 12.8 67.8 ± 12 69.7 ± 9.2 67.7 ± 15
HIIE 63.9 ± 8.6 71.1 ± 12.6 72.2 ± 9.8 70.8 ± 13.5 68 ± 11.8 68.5 ± 9.8 76 ± 8.2
Light, % time
Control 29.4 ± 7.6 28.4 ± 10.7 27.1 ± 9.3 25.5 ± 8.5 28.2 ± 6.4 24.3 ± 9.8 26.4 ± 10.7 0.038 0.025 0.535
MICE 29.8 ± 9.6 31.6 ± 11.6 27.3 ± 7.4 31.7 ± 12.9 29.4 ± 11.5 28.3 ± 9.3 30.5 ± 14.5
HIIE 32 ± 9.4 27.1 ± 12.3 26.3 ± 9.1 27.9 ± 12.5 30.4 ± 11.7 29.5 ± 9.3 22 ± 7.8
Moderate, % time
Control 2.5 ± 2.5 2 ± 2 2.2 ± 3 1.6 ± 2.5 2.5 ± 2.6 1.5 ± 1.6 2.9 ± 2.3 0.006 <0.001 0.884
MICE 3.5 ± 2.3 2.2 ± 2.6 1.3 ± 0.9 2 ± 2.1 2.7 ± 2.6 2 ± 2.1 1.7 ± 1.7
HIIE 3.7 ± 2 1.8 ± 2.4 1.5 ± 2 1.4 ± 1.3 1.6 ± 1.2 2 ± 1.9 2 ± 2.3
Vigorous, % time
Control 0.1 ± 0.5 0 ± 0.1 0 ± 0.1 0 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.7 0 ± 0.1 0 ± 0 <0.001 <0.001 0.677
MICE 0.1 ± 0.5 0 ± 0 0 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.2 0 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.2
HIIE 0.5 ± 0.7 0.1 ± 0.2 0 ± 0 0 ± 0.1 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 0 ± 0
Values are expressed in mean ± standard deviation. HIIE, high-intensity interval exercise; MICE, moderate-intensity continuous exercise. (a) Significantly different from control session at same time point (p < 0.05).
1 Results of generalized estimating equation model used to assess the interaction effect of time by condition.
2 Results of generalized estimating equation model used to assess the effect of time.
3 Results of generalized estimating equation model used to assess the effect of condition.