%0 Journal Article %T Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a ¡°Moderate Intensity¡± Workload When Asked to Do So? %A Cameron W. Hall %A Michael E. Holmstrup %A Jay Koloseus %A Daniel Anderson %A Jill A. Kanaley %J Journal of Obesity %D 2012 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/2012/919051 %X The purpose of this study was (1) to determine if overweight/obese individuals (age 26–50 y) would self-select moderate exercise intensity when asked to do so and (2) to determine how this self-selected workload compared to exercising at a workload (60% peak aerobic capacity) that is known to provide cardioprotective health benefits. Oxygen consumption (VO2) and energy expenditure were measured in 33 men/women (BMI¡İ27 kg/m2) who completed two 30 min walking bouts: (1) self-selected walking pace on an indoor track and (2) prescribed exercise pace (60% VO2 peak) on a treadmill. The data revealed that (1) the prescribed intensity was 6% higher than the self-selected pace and elicited a higher energy expenditure (<0.05) than the self-selected pace ( %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobes/2012/919051/