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

Naoki Kikuchi (), Takahisa Ohta, Yuto Hashimoto, Yukina Mochizuki, Mika Saito, Ayumu Kozuma, Minoru Deguchi, Takamichi Inoguchi, Maho Shinogi, Hiroki Homma, Madoka Ogawa, Koichi Nakazato and Takanobu Okamoto
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Naoki Kikuchi: Faculty of 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
Koichi Nakazato: Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Takanobu Okamoto: Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-9

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.

Keywords: online home-based training; low-load resistance exercise; mental health; well-being; fitness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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