‘Exercise snacks’ before meals: a novel strategy to improve glycaemic control in individuals with insulin resistance

• Published in: Diabetologia Vol. 57; no. 7; pp. 1437 - 1445
• Main Authors: Francois, Monique E., Baldi, James C., Manning, Patrick J., Lucas, Samuel J. E., Hawley, John A., Williams, Michael J. A., Cotter, James D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cross-Over Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - metabolism; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Female; Glucose monitoring; Heart rate; Human Physiology; Humans; Insulin - blood; Insulin resistance; Insulin Resistance - physiology; Internal Medicine; Male; Meals; Meals - physiology; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Middle Aged; Nutrition research; Physiology; Snack foods; New Zealand; United Kingdom > UK; Continuous glucose monitoring; Type 2 diabetes; Postprandial glucose; High-intensity interval exercise; Endocrinopathy; Physical exercise; Human; Postprandial; Meal; Metabolic diseases; Glucose; Target tissue resistance; Insulin resistance
• ISSN: 0012-186X; 1432-0428; 1432-0428
• DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3244-6

Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to investigate whether small doses of intense exercise before each main meal (‘exercise snacks’) would result in better blood glucose control than a single bout of prolonged, continuous, moderate-intensity exercise in individuals with insulin resistance. Met...