Quality Plus Quantity: Evaluation of a Virtual GLP ‐1 Programme With Physical Activity Support to Promote Healthy Body Composition Change During GLP ‐1 Weight Loss
Main finding · Weight loss (% of baseline body weight)Result — go to the resultBetween-group difference 2.8 %Authors' conclusion
Personalised, virtually delivered PA programming may meaningfully improve the quantity and quality of weight loss during GLP-1 therapy.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with obesity who initiated GLP-1 therapy for weight loss ≤ 8 weeks prior to baseline
- Participants
- 245 adults
- Comparison
- Virtual GLP-1 lifestyle companion programme with strength-focused physical activity (PA) coaching vs usual care
- GLP-1 lifestyle companion programmen = 151
- Controln = 94reference
- Outcome
- Between-group differences in change in weight, percent body fat and percent muscle mass (home bioelectrical impedance analysis scales)
- Follow-up
- 12 weeks
Main finding
Weight loss (% of baseline body weight)
Between-group difference
2.8 %
P < 0.001
By group
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
%
| Outcome | GLP-1 lifestyle companion programme | Control | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change in body fat percentage · 12 weeksPrimary outcome | −3.3 | −1.6 | P < 0.001 |
| Change in muscle mass percentage · 12 weeksPrimary outcome | +0.6 | +0.2 | P < 0.01 |
Psychosocial and behavioural outcomes
- Greater improvements in psychosocial and behavioural outcomes with the programme vs controls
Original publication
Quality Plus Quantity: Evaluation of a Virtual GLP ‐1 Programme With Physical Activity Support to Promote Healthy Body Composition Change During GLP ‐1 Weight Loss. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 1 September 2026. doi:10.
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