Effect of an Endurance and Strength Mixed Circuit Training on Regional Fat Thickness: The Quest for the “Spot Reduction”

Antonio Paoli, Andrea Casolo, Matteo Saoncella, Carlo Bertaggia, Marco Fantin, Antonino Bianco, Giuseppe Marcolin and Tatiana Moro
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Antonio Paoli: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
Andrea Casolo: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
Matteo Saoncella: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
Carlo Bertaggia: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
Marco Fantin: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
Antonino Bianco: Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Giuseppe Marcolin: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
Tatiana Moro: Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-10

Abstract: Accumulation of adipose tissue in specific body areas is related to many physiological and hormonal variables. Spot reduction (SR) is a training protocol aimed to stimulate lipolysis locally, even though this training protocol has not been extensively studied in recent years. Thus, the present study sought to investigate the effect of a circuit-training SR on subcutaneous adipose tissue in healthy adults. Methods: Fourteen volunteers were randomly assigned to spot reduction (SR) or to a traditional resistance training (RT) protocol. Body composition via bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and subcutaneous adipose tissue via skinfold and ultrasound were measured before and after eight weeks of training. Results: SR significantly reduced body mass ( p < 0.05) and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue ( p < 0.05). Conclusions: circuit-training SR may be an efficient strategy to reduce in a localized manner abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue depot.

Keywords: spot reduction; body composition; resistance training; adipose tissue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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