Effect of Interrupting Sedentary Time With Different Frequencies of Physical Activity on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

Launched by NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES · Nov 11, 2022

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The participants will undergo 4 different trial conditions of which all are iso-caloric, but with different intervals of sitting and executing moderate physical activity by treadmill walking corresponding to 45-55% of their individual VO2max/peak values, estimated from the individual's pre-test. The total duration of sedentary- and physical activity time will be identical in each trial condition. This study has a is randomized cross-over design. If found eligible from step 1 and 2 in the inclusion process, participants will be invited to a final screening day in our lab. Eligible participan...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Predominantly sedentary occupation.
• • Physical activity: equal or less tham 150 minutes /week
• • Nonobese. Central adiposity: Waist circumference equal or less than 102 cm for men and equal or less than \< 88 cm for women. BMI \< 30 km·m2
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Shift-work
• • Smoking
• • Pregnancy
• • Current use of medication, except from hormonal contraceptives.
• • No presence of any co-morbidity (e.g. diabetes type 2, cardiovascular or cardiorespiratory disease, or other conditions known to affect carbohydrate and lipid metabolism - thyroid-, -liver or kidney).
• • Systolic /diastolic resting blood pressure: \> 140/90 mmHg
• • Fasting blood glucose concentration: \> 6.1 mmol/L
• • Abnormal total cholesterol, LDL, LDL or triglyceride concentrations (\> 50% above recommendations)