Findings for modest increases in light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous activity among adults with metabolic syndrome<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reducing sedentary behavior by less than an hour per day shows benefits in several cardiometabolic biomarkers among adults with metabolic syndrome, according to a study published online April 7 in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport<\/em>.<\/p>\n Taru Garthwaite, from the University of Turku in Finland, and colleagues assessed whether reducing sedentary behavior improves cardiometabolic biomarkers in adults with metabolic syndrome. Analysis included 64 sedentary, middle-aged adults with metabolic syndrome who were randomly assigned to reduce sedentary behavior by one hour\/day through increased standing and light-intensity physical activity (33) or usual care (31).<\/p>\n The researchers found that the intervention cut sedentary behavior by 50 minutes\/day by increasing light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (19 and 24 minutes\/day, respectively). There were also nonsignificant increases in standing (six minutes per day). The intervention was associated with significant favorable effects, including for fasting insulin (83.4 versus 102.0 pmol\/L at three months), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR; 3.2 versus 4.0), HbA1c (37 versus 38 mmol\/mol), and liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase (28 versus 33 U\/l).<\/p>\n “It is an encouraging thought that health benefits can be achieved by reducing the time spent sitting and increasing the amount of even light-intensity physical activity,” Garthwaite said in a statement. “For many, this may be an easier starting point than increasing actual exercise.”<\/p>\n One author disclosed financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry. <\/p>\n