title: Benefits for Type 2 Diabetes of Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With Brief Bouts of Light Walking or Simple Resistance Activities.
abstract: To determine whether interrupting prolonged sitting with brief bouts of light-intensity walking (LW) or simple resistance activities (SRA) improves postprandial cardiometabolic risk markers in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
  
  
  
  In a randomized crossover trial, 24 inactive overweight/obese adults with T2D (14 men 62 ± 6 years old) underwent the following 8-h conditions on three separate days (with 6-14 days washout): uninterrupted sitting (control) (SIT), sitting plus 3-min bouts of LW (3.2 km · h(-1)) every 30 min, and sitting plus 3-min bouts of SRA (half-squats, calf raises, gluteal contractions, and knee raises) every 30 min. Standardized meals were consumed during each condition. Incremental areas under the curve (iAUCs) for glucose, insulin, C-peptide, and triglycerides were compared between conditions.
  
  
  
  Compared with SIT, both activity-break conditions significantly attenuated iAUCs for glucose (SIT mean 24.2 mmol · h · L(-1) [95% CI 20.4-28.0] vs. LW 14.8 [11.0-18.6] and SRA 14.7 [10.9-18.5]), insulin (SIT 3,293 pmol · h · L(-1) [2,887-3,700] vs. LW 2,104 [1,696-2,511] and SRA 2,066 [1,660-2,473]), and C-peptide (SIT 15,641 pmol · h · L(-1) [14,353-16,929] vs. LW 11,504 [10,209-12,799] and SRA 11,012 [9,723-12,301]) (all P < 0.001). The iAUC for triglycerides was significantly attenuated for SRA (P < 0.001) but not for LW (SIT 4.8 mmol · h · L(-1) [3.6-6.0] vs. LW 4.0 [2.8-5.1] and SRA 2.9 [1.7-4.1]).
  
  
  
  Interrupting prolonged sitting with brief bouts of LW or SRA attenuates acute postprandial glucose, insulin, C-peptide, and triglyceride responses in adults with T2D. With poor adherence to structured exercise, this approach is potentially beneficial and practical.
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia paddy.dempsey@bakeridi.edu.au.
authors.forename: Paddy C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Robyn N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Parneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Julian W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sacre
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Nora E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Straznicky
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Neale D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Centre of Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cerin
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Gavin W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Neville
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Bronwyn A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Kingwell
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Centre of Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Dunstan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000378:metabolism; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D019518:Postprandial Period; D011187:Posture; D055070:Resistance Training; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D016138:Walking
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides