Date of Award
2011
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.H.K.
Department
Kinesiology
Keywords
Health Sciences, Public Health.
Supervisor
Milne, Kevin (Kinesiology)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Traditional steady state aerobic exercise training is a proven method to treat metabolic disorders, in particular diabetes. Short duration high intensity interval training (HIIT) induces similar metabolic adaptations and improvements in aerobic performance. To date, most HIIT studies have utilized "all out" efforts. Lower intensity HIIT has recently been demonstrated to produce similar effects to all out efforts, however, it is unknown whether a lower intensity HIIT has the capacity to improve glucose handling in a diseased population. Nine untrained type 2 diabetics [age=22 +- 9.1 yr; BMI = 33.9 +- 5.31 (mean +- SD); VO2max = 1.95L/min +- .21] performed 6 training sessions of HIIT over 2 weeks. Anthropometric measures, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, glucose tolerance, fasting triglycerides, and cholesterol were unchanged with training, but there was a significant reduction in blood glucose after each interval bout (p<0.05). This provides novel and important pilot data for future studies.
Recommended Citation
Shaban, Nadine, "The effects of high intensity interval training on indices of glucose handling in type 2 diabetics" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 275.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/275