140
Participants
Start Date
May 15, 2023
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2025
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2025
supervised infrared exercise group
Participants of the intervention group will be asked to perform 1-3 exercise sessions per week at the Infraligne center of Genk, Hasselt or Maasmechelen for a total duration of 12 weeks. During the exercise session, the participant is assigned to an individual 'sport cabin' in which they are standardly exposed to infrared light.
supervised non-infrared exercise group
Participants of the intervention group will be asked to perform 1-3 exercise sessions per week at the Infraligne center of Genk, Hasselt or Maasmechelen for a total duration of 12 weeks. Participants assigned to the supervised non-infrared exercise group will exercise in the sport-cabin with the infrared light turned off.
Control group
Participants of the control group are advised to perform moderate intensity aerobic exercise at least 3 days per week for an average of 30-50 minutes per session and a total duration of 12 weeks.
RECRUITING
Hasselt University, Diepenbeek
Hasselt University
OTHER