Telerehabilitation as Follow-up for Obesity

MVPA

Time (min/s) of physical activity at moderate and/or vigorous intensity. This is done with a trivial accelerometer and measures with an equation (Garmin) the MVPA practice time over a week and gives a value in minutes per week. It enables us to understand whether or not a participant is achieving the recommended level of physical activity (150 min/week at moderate or vigorous intensity).

MVPA

This questionnaire by Craig et al (2003) consists of 27 questions divided into 5 parts. In each part, the participant is asked to quantify the amount of time in minutes/hours/days spent in PA. The first part comprises questions 1 to 7 and covers all physical activity practised in a professional context. The second part, questions 8 to 13, covers physical activity related to daily commuting (walking, cycling, driving, etc.) (to work, to the stores, etc.). The third part comprises questions 14 to 19 and covers activities related to housework, home maintenance, time spent with family, etc. The fourth part, questions 20 to 25, deals with physical activity related to leisure, sport and free time. Finally, the fifth section includes questions 26 to 27 and covers time spent sitting or lying down during the day.

Weight

weight of participants in kilograms

Walking Distance

The walking test will be performed in a corridor delimited by two markers spaced 30 meters apart, following international recommendations (Baillot, Baillargeon, Brown \& Langlois, 2015). The distance is calculated using markers placed on the ground at the end of the test. In addition, dyspnea and perception of effort were measured at the end of the test using the modified BORG scale (0 representing a dyspneic state or non-existent difficulty in exertion and 10 a dyspneic state or perception of maximum effort).

Effort perception and dyspnea

Assessment of perceived exertion and dyspnoea after exercise using the modified Borg scale. This scale ranges from 1 to 10. A score close to 1 shows a perception of effort and a feeling of weak dyspnea. Conversely, the higher the score, the more difficult the effort is perceived.

Lower limb strength

The chair stand-up test will be implemented with a chair placed against a wall. The subject must stand up and sit down as many times as possible from their chair in 30 seconds, without leaning against the backrest and using their hands. This version will be applied since its reliability and reproducibility is greater in subjects whose average age is less than 65 years (Orange et al., 2018).