Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial
Abstract Prolonged sitting can negatively impact postprandial glucose levels and cognitive function. While short bouts of stair climbing are thought to mitigate these risks, the findings remain inconclusive. The present study aimed to explore the effects of stair climbing bouts on postprandial gluco...
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| description | Abstract Prolonged sitting can negatively impact postprandial glucose levels and cognitive function. While short bouts of stair climbing are thought to mitigate these risks, the findings remain inconclusive. The present study aimed to explore the effects of stair climbing bouts on postprandial glucose and cognitive functions during prolonged sitting. Twenty-eight sedentary young adults (aged 20–30 years) underwent two intervention visits after standardised lunch for two hours: (1) STAIR: the participants climbed two flight of stairs for two minutes every 30 min; (2) SIT: the participants continued to sit. Blood glucose was measured using capillary finger prick method while attention function was measured using computer-based cognitive tests at baseline, end of 1st hour and 2nd hour. Significant interaction (F2, 54 = 15.96, p < 0.001) was observed for conditions and time. During STAIR visit, significant changes in postprandial glucose at 1st hour (β = − 2.6 mmol/dl, p < 0.001) and 2nd hour (β = 3.0 mmol/dl, p < 0.001). No significant difference in the attention functions with time and conditions was observed. Stair climbing interruptions may serve as a feasible and effective countermeasure to high glycaemic variability or excursions that occur during prolonged sitting after postprandial hyperglycaemia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-169bc4ece84f45dda00f0f1bff0ecadb2025-01-19T12:23:55ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111010.1038/s41598-024-77827-3Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trialEswaran Thirunavukkarasu0Manaswi Reddy Aerva1Baskaran Chandrasekaran2G. Arun Maiya3Chythra R. Rao4Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationDepartment of Exercise and Sports Sciences, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationDepartment of Exercise and Sports Sciences, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationDepartment of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationAbstract Prolonged sitting can negatively impact postprandial glucose levels and cognitive function. While short bouts of stair climbing are thought to mitigate these risks, the findings remain inconclusive. The present study aimed to explore the effects of stair climbing bouts on postprandial glucose and cognitive functions during prolonged sitting. Twenty-eight sedentary young adults (aged 20–30 years) underwent two intervention visits after standardised lunch for two hours: (1) STAIR: the participants climbed two flight of stairs for two minutes every 30 min; (2) SIT: the participants continued to sit. Blood glucose was measured using capillary finger prick method while attention function was measured using computer-based cognitive tests at baseline, end of 1st hour and 2nd hour. Significant interaction (F2, 54 = 15.96, p < 0.001) was observed for conditions and time. During STAIR visit, significant changes in postprandial glucose at 1st hour (β = − 2.6 mmol/dl, p < 0.001) and 2nd hour (β = 3.0 mmol/dl, p < 0.001). No significant difference in the attention functions with time and conditions was observed. Stair climbing interruptions may serve as a feasible and effective countermeasure to high glycaemic variability or excursions that occur during prolonged sitting after postprandial hyperglycaemia.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77827-3Stair climbPostprandial glucoseAttentionProlonged sittingSustainability |
| spellingShingle | Eswaran Thirunavukkarasu Manaswi Reddy Aerva Baskaran Chandrasekaran G. Arun Maiya Chythra R. Rao Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial Scientific Reports Stair climb Postprandial glucose Attention Prolonged sitting Sustainability |
| title | Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial |
| title_full | Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial |
| title_fullStr | Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial |
| title_short | Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial |
| title_sort | short term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting a randomized cross over trial |
| topic | Stair climb Postprandial glucose Attention Prolonged sitting Sustainability |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77827-3 |
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