TY - JOUR AU - Hutapea, Dwight M. M. AU - Hutapea, Albert M. AU - Hutapea, Kimberley M. M. AU - Christina, Alfa PY - 2019/12/18 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Frequent Interruptions with Light-intensity Calisthenics Reduced Postprandial Hyperglycemia during Prolonged Sitting JF - Abstract Proceedings International Scholars Conference JA - isc VL - 7 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.35974/isc.v7i1.1999 UR - https://jurnal.unai.edu/index.php/isc/article/view/1999 SP - 666-673 AB - <p>Individuals with high levels of sedentary time may have significantly increased the relative risk<br>of diabetes, cardiovascular events, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality,<br>respectively. This study examined the acute effects of interrupting prolonged sitting with lightintensity calisthenics on postprandial hyperglycemia in healthy adults. Thirty normoglycemic<br>university students participated in this research. Each participant consumed standard 75-grams<br>glucose. The treatment was divided into two trials. First, the control trial, the participants were<br>instructed to sit for five straight hours. The profile of changes in blood glucose was taken at an<br>interval of 30 minutes from minutes 0, 30, 90, 120, 180, 240, and 300. Second, the<br>experimental trial was the same with the control trial except that the participants did lightintensity calisthenics for 3 minutes then sit for 27 minutes, repeating this activity at the 30-<br>minute intervals. Data were analyzed using a paired T-test. The baseline data between trials<br>were not significantly different in some points of blood glucose recording. There was a<br>decrease in the blood glucose level of the experimental group. However, those decrements<br>were not significant statistically. This study found that interrupting sitting time with short<br>bouts of light-intensity calisthenics reduced postprandial hyperglycemia. However, this lightintensity activity reduced the postprandial hyperglycemia although not at a significant level.<br>Given these positive effects observed in healthy participants, it seems prudent to regularly<br>break periods of prolonged sitting with brief bouts of activity. Further study is recommended<br>on more frequent light-intensity bouts of exercise and shorter periods of uninterrupted sitting<br>and at a higher intensity.</p> ER -