Intervention | Observation period | 5 sessions | 2 sessions | P value* | P value† | P value‡ |
n | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Activity energy expenditure (kcal/day) | 1457±688 | 1562±555 | 1521±597 | 0.613 | 0.195 | 0.48 |
MET per day | 1.48±0.19 | 1.50±0.17 | 1.48±0.17 | 0.459 | 0.336 | 0.914 |
Sedentary (% per day) | 65.6±9.6 | 65.6±7.7 | 64.1±8.0 | 0.216 | 0.269 | 0.095 |
Light activity (% per day) | 22.6±6.4 | 21.8±4.2 | 24.1±7.0 | 0.007 | 0.0275 | 0.165 |
Moderate activity (% per day) | 11.8±4.7 | 12.6±4.6 | 11.9±4.4 | 0.273 | 0.217 | 0.929 |
Vigorous activity (% per day) | 0.0±0.0 | 0.0±0.0 | 0.0±0.0 | NA | NA | NA |
Step counts (number per day) | 10 342±4376 | 11 693±4034 | 11 361±4014 | 0.563 | 0.0125 | 0.079 |
Data are presented as mean±SD.
*P value for comparing the two intervention periods.
†P value for comparing the observation period and the five-session period.
‡P value for comparing the observation period and the two-session period.
kcal, kilocalorie (physical activity energy expenditure); MET, metabolic expenditure rate; NA, not applicable.