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Abstract

Medicine

Randomized Controlled Trial to Study the Acute Effects of Strength Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Adults

Published: December 1st, 2023

DOI:

10.3791/65478

1Department of Physical Education, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, 2Laboratory of Exercise Biology and Immunometabolism, Centro Integrado de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Saúde, Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, 3Occupational Safety & Health, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 4Department of Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico, 5School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo

Abstract

An acute session of strength exercise (SE) ameliorates insulin sensitivity (IS) for several hours; however, the effects of SE volume (i.e., number of sets) have not been studied thoroughly. Although it is intuitive that some SE is better than none, and more is better than some for the improvement of IS, high-volume sessions might be challenging for diseased populations to complete, especially obese adults, for whom even a brisk walk can be challenging. This protocol details a randomized clinical trial to assess the acute effects of SE on IS in obese adults. The inclusion criteria are body mass index >30 kg/m2, central obesity (waist circumference >88 cm and >102 cm for women and men, respectively), and age >40 years. Participants will be familiarized with the SE (7 exercises targeting major muscle groups) and then will perform three sessions in a randomized order: session 1 - high-volume session (3 sets/exercise); session 2 - low-volume session (1 set/exercise); session 3 - control session (no exercise). Diet will be controlled the day before and on the day of the sessions. Sessions will be completed at night, and an oral glucose tolerance test will be performed the next morning, from which several indexes of IS will be derived, such as the area under the curve (AUC) of glucose and insulin, the Matsuda index, the Cederholm index, the muscle IS index, and the Gutt index. Based on pilot studies, we expect ~15% improvement in IS (insulin AUC, and Matsuda and Cederholm indexes) after the high-volume session, and ~8% improvement after the low-volume session compared to the control session. This study will benefit individuals who find high-volume SE sessions challenging but still aim to improve their IS by investing 1/3 of their time and effort.

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Keywords Insulin Sensitivity

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