In the authors' words
“Acute HIIT elicited favorable changes in irisin and metabolic markers regardless of time of day.”
What was measured
- Hormone levels Reported an improvement
- Blood sugar and insulin Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 52
- Exercise
- High-intensity intervals
- Cited
- 3 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 40609709
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Similar studies
- A network meta-analysis of 39 trials in postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity found resistance training lowered CRP most, combined training lowered IL-6 and TNF-alpha, and leptin did not change.
- In postmenopausal women at high risk of type 2 diabetes, 12 weeks of high-intensity bodyweight training and combined aerobic-resistance training both improved muscle mass, walk test performance and insulin resistance, but only combined training increased strength.
- In postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome, 8 weeks of resistance training or HIIT reduced weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, with HIIT improving metabolic markers more and resistance training improving muscle mass and strength more.
- Early postmenopausal and premenopausal women did 3 months of high intensity training, and both groups showed similar increases in insulin sensitivity and muscle mass.