Before-and-after exercise data from the CHANGE program (baseline to 3 mo)
| TYPE OF FITNESS | EDMONTON SITE | TORONTO SITE | LAVAL SITE | OVERALL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN (SD) AT BASELINE | MEAN (SD) AT 3 Mo | MEAN (SD) AT BASELINE | MEAN (SD) AT 3 MO | MEAN (SD) AT BASELINE | MEAN (SD) AT 3 MO | MEAN (SD) AT BASELINE | MEAN (SD) AT 3 MO | |
| Aerobic | ||||||||
| • VO2max | 32.0 (7.0); N = 44 | 34.6 (7.3); N = 45 | 34.2 (6.9); N = 26 | 37.3 (9.0); N = 26 | 31.8 (7.5); N = 26 | 34.4 (7.5); N = 26 | 32.0 (7.0); N = 96 | 34.6 (7.3); N = 97 |
| Strength | ||||||||
| • No. of partial curl-ups | 10.7 (10.1); N = 44 | 14.5 (10.6); N = 44 | 10.4 (9.2); N = 26 | 14.6 (9.0); N = 26 | 6.2 (10.2); N = 26 | 7.5 (11.1); N = 26 | 9.4 (10.0); N = 96 | 12.7 (10.7); N = 96 |
| • No. of partial push-ups | 6.0 (7.0); N = 44 | 9.8 (8.7); N = 44 | 7.6 (12.8); N = 23 | 9.1 (13.6); N = 24 | 5.5 (6.9); N = 26 | 7.5 (7.8); N = 26 | 6.2 (8.7); N = 93 | 9.0 (9.9); N = 94 |
| Flexibility | ||||||||
| • Maximum trunk flexion, cm | 19.5 (10.5); N = 45 | 22.5 (11.4); N = 45 | 17.9 (10.2); N = 24 | 20.7 (9.9); N = 25 | 21.5 (8.4); N = 26 | 23.0 (9.7); N = 26 | 19.5 (9.9); N = 95 | 22.2 (10.5); N = 96 |
CHANGE—Canadian Health Advanced by Nutrition and Graded Exercise, VO2max—maximum oxygen consumption.