EFFECT OF MODERATE INTENSITY CONTINUOUS TRAINING (MICT) ON OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Objective: The aim of this review is to find out the effectiveness of Moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) on overweight and obesity. Method: The articles were selected from various authentic platforms like Google Scholar, PubMed and ScienceDirect. The articles were selected from the year 2017-2023. Total articles selected were around 21 and only 10 articles were selected for the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The effectiveness of MICT was observed among the articles with the intervention duration of majority of the articles was 12 weeks but few were 4,6,8,10 and 24 weeks respectively. MICT is an effective way to improve body composition, reduce inflammation and increases physical fitness, improving HRQOL, IWQOL, BP, Physical and mental health along with reducing body weight, lipid profile and VO2 max levels. MICT is extremely effective in reduction of liver fat, body fat, BMI, body fat%, blood glucose, DBP, visceral fat, waist circumference Conclusion: In this review it was found that, in overweight or obese populations MICT was effective in weight loss and improving most health markers. For weight loss and ease of implementation MICT might be preferred. KEYWORDS: Aerobic training, adolescents, adults, moderate intensity continuous training (MICT), Obesity, Overweight