ReviewInteractive journal of medical research2025
Guideline-Based Digital Exercise Interventions for Reducing Body Weight and Fat and Promoting Physical Activity in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Changes in self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and body appreciation during face-to-face and digital supervised physical activity interventions in women with obesity: A dual-study investigation.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
- Digital health technologies in obesity: trajectory, emerging hotspots, and future perspectives.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of a 12-week combined exercise-nutrition intervention on body composition, physical fitness, and lifestyle disease indicators in women with normal weight obesity.Physical activity and nutrition · 2025Article
- Digital-based physical activity interventions implemented across the League of Arab States: a scoping review.Oxford open digital health · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundDigitally delivered physical exercise interventions are becoming increasingly popular in addressing the obesity epidemic. However, there remains uncertainty on their efficacy regarding the reduction of body weight (BW) and body fat, which may, at least partly, be due to variations in study designs and inconsistent adherence to international physical activity (PA) guidelines.
objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of digital exercise interventions based on PA guidelines in reducing BW and fat in adults with overweight or obesity, as well as their impact on PA-related factors.
methodsThis review was conducted following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Comprehensive searches were performed in October 2024 across PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Ovid MEDLINE databases. Eligible studies included adults (aged ≥18 years) with objectively confirmed overweight or obesity who used digital interventions aligned with international PA guidelines. Risk of bias was evaluated using the Cochrane Risk of Bias (version 2) tool for randomized controlled trials and the Risk of Bias in Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions tool for nonrandomized studies. A random-effects meta-analysis with Hartung-Knapp adjustment was performed using R software.
resultsOut of 4948 studies identified, 188 (3.8%) were screened in full and 30 (0.6%) met the eligibility criteria. Intervention durations ranged from 8 weeks to 24 months (average 6.4, SD 5.5 months). Meta-analysis showed that guideline-based digital exercise interventions significantly reduced BW compared to controls (mean difference [MD]=-1.17 kg; P=.003; I
conclusionsGuideline-based digital PA and exercise interventions show potential in reducing excess BW in adults with overweight or obesity, with stronger effects when compared to nondigital interventions. However, their superiority over traditional methods is uncertain for BMI and body composition. Substantial variations in study designs present challenges in drawing definitive conclusions on specific characteristics of effective digital exercise tools.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42024620020; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024620020.
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