Influence of high-intensity intermittent training on glycolipid metabolism in obese male college students

Abstract

Background: Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease that increases the risk of developing health problems including respiratory disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. In college students, as well as impacting physical health, obesity can also affect mental health and even students' future careers. Aerobic exercise is an effective way of achieving weight loss; however, for some students, it cannot be maintained over the long term. This study aimed to observe and analyze the influence of high-intensity intermittent training on glycolipid metabolism in obese male college students.Methods: A total of 300 obese male college students were enrolled in the study and were randomly divided into the study group and the control group (150 cases in each group). Over 12 weeks, the control group was given routine aerobic exercise intervention, while the study group was given high-intensity intermittent training. The blood sugar level, blood lipid level, and body measurements of the students were measured before and after intervention and compared between the two groups.Results: After 12 weeks of intervention, the body weight, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, body mass index (BMI), body fat rate (BFR), serum level of insulin, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) of the college students were significantly lower than before intervention, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in body weight, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, BMI, or BFR between the two groups (P>0.05). The study group had significantly lower serum levels of TC, TG, and insulin than the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusions: Aerobic exercise and high-intensity intermittent training both significantly improved the body shape of obese male college students. However, high-intensity intermittent training improved the glycolipid metabolism of obese male college students to a greater extent than aerobic exercise did.

Acciones para una universidad saludable: Impacto sobre la salud mental y física de los jóvenes (Actions for a healthy university: Impact on mental and physical health in young people)

“…Más recientemente, Torales et al (2018) hicieron hincapié en los beneficios del ejercicio físico sobre el estado de ánimo, calidad del sueño, estrés y capacidad cognitiva. Del mismo modo, son muchos los trabajos que destacan el papel que juega la AF en la mejora de la composición corporal, disminución de la resistencia a la insulina y colesterol, así como adherencia a la dieta mediterránea entre la población más joven (López-Nuevo et al, 2021;Sun et al, 2020).…”

Physical-Activity-Based Interventions Targeting Overweight and Obesity among University Students – A Systematic Review

“…The 16 studies that were ultimately included in the review were all published in English between 2012 and 2021. The interventions differed in their study design in seven CCTs (29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35), four RCTs (36)(37)(38)(39) and five cohort studies with a single group and pre-post design (40)(41)(42)(43)(44). The interventions were conducted in different countries around the world, including four in the USA (30,40,41,39), four in China (36,33,38,34), two in Korea (32,42) and one each in the United Emirates (29), Indonesia (31), South Africa (43), Iran (37), Jamaica (44) and in Saudi Arabia (35).…”

“…A total of 969 students were included in the final analyses. Sample sizes varied from ten to 300 participants, with only three of the 16 studies having a sample size of at least 100 (30,33,38). Only DiFrancisco-Donoghue et al (30) ensured an equal gender distribution in their sample.…”

“…Only DiFrancisco-Donoghue et al (30) ensured an equal gender distribution in their sample. Chen et al, (36), Pacholek et al, (35) and Sun et al (38) studied only male subjects, while the other interventions involved either exclusively female or predominantly female subjects. In eight studies, the main inclusion criterion was a BMI of at least over 25 (36,30,31,40,41,43,37,38).…”

A nonrandomized controlled trial of individualized exercise prescription combined with remote exercise management in patients who are overweight or obese

“…Changing lifestyle through increasing physical activity is an important part of cardiovascular risk factor management measures. The effects of exercise on weight loss and management of cardiovascular risk factors vary greatly among individuals, which can be reflected in demographic characteristics [ 13 ], training program characteristics [ 14 ], and other aspects. Evidence suggests that aerobic exercise programs can also improve body composition (weight/fat loss with muscle preservation) and physical function among individuals with obesity [ 15 ].…”