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The Effect of Carrying Heavy Shopping Bags on Muscle Function and Mass: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
What Is This Study About? To find out whether carrying heavy shopping bags twice a week can help adults not currently meeting physical activity strength guidelines improve muscle mass, strength, power, and endurance. What Can Be learnt? * Can carrying shopping bags help improve muscle mass, strength, power, and endurance? * Should carrying shopping bags be included within physical activity recommendations? Two groups will be compared: * One group will carry shopping bags twice a week within a controlled lab environment * The other group won't change anything in their routine. What Will Participants Do? * Self-select a weight for shopping bags that is heavy but can be carried for 15 minutes to use for all sessions * Walk with shopping bags for 15 minutes at a normal walking speed for carrying shopping home from the supermarket. * After each minute, the time stops and participants place bags on the floor. The time restarts for the next minute when the participant chooses to pick up the bags again.
Age
16 - 75 years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
university of glasgow, James Black Building Lab
Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Start Date
April 24, 2023
Primary Completion Date
July 16, 2025
Completion Date
July 16, 2025
Last Updated
December 9, 2025
45
ACTUAL participants
Experimental: Shopping bag carrying
BEHAVIORAL
Lead Sponsor
University of Glasgow
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