title: Effects of aerobic interval training on metabolic complications and cardiorespiratory fitness in young adults with psychotic disorders: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the feasibility of implementing a 14-week aerobic interval training (AIT) program within a first-episode psychosis (FEP) service and its efficacy in improving metabolic outcomes and cardiorespiratory fitness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-five male subjects participated in 30-minute sessions of AIT twice a week.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen of 25 subjects completed the training program. There was a significant decrease in waist circumference (WC; -4.3 cm; p=0.015), resting heart rate (-8.6 bpm; p<0.05) and a 38% increase in VO2max (p<0.001). The decrease in WC (-5.6 cm; p<0.01) was more pronounced for subjects who completed at least 64% of the planned sessions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An AIT program could be implemented in FEP patients and improve WC and cardiorespiratory fitness over a relatively short period.
authors.affiliation: Department of psychiatry, Faculty of medicine, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. amal.abdel-baki@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdel-Baki
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brazzini-Poisson
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marois
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Letendre
authors.forename: Antony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Karelis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
keywords: Aerobic interval training; Antipsychotic complications; First-episode psychosis; Non-pharmacological treatment; Schizophrenia; Waist circumference