EFFECTS OF LOW INTENSITY EXERCISE ON INSULIN LEVEL OF UNTRAINED COLLEGES’ STUDENTS

Abstract

The current study aimed to assess the effects of six-week low intensity exercise program on insulin level of untrained colleges’ students, Punjab College, Piplan campus, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. A sample of n=50 students was categorized into two different groups such as experimental group (EG=25) and control group (CG=25). A pre- and post-intervention experimental research design was used. Both pre- and post-intervention measurement on anthropometrics, urine sugar level and blood sugar level were taken. Independent sample t-test, Paired Sample t-test and One-way ANOVA were applied to analyze the measurements. When comparing the pre-test and posttest differences of control group in blood sugar level and urine sugar level, the analyzed data revealed statistically significant differences in blood sugar level (P > 0.05) and no statistically significant difference found in urine sugar level (Nil). The obtained results indicated no statistically significant differences in blood sugar level (P > 0.05) and no statistically significant difference found in urine sugar level (Nil). Based on the analyzed data, it has been concluded that the results show clear evidence for the effectiveness of structured exercise programs, which therefore may be recommended to reduce IR in T2DM. However, the sample size for all studies was low. Hence, we need studies with adequate sample size and randomized controlled trials to provide statistically significant results.