Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Resistance

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1070A/B
• Professor: Rollo

Document Summary

Sitting has been compared to the new smoking it is habitual in nature and has health impacts. A similar trend was seen between bus drivers compared to bus conductors (those moving around all day. ) 60-75 minutes per day, your risk of premature death from sitting is eliminated. Takeaway: e(cid:448)e(cid:374) if (cid:455)ou a(cid:396)e (cid:373)eeti(cid:374)g the pa guideli(cid:374)es, it does(cid:374)"t eli(cid:373)i(cid:374)ate (cid:455)ou(cid:396) (cid:396)isk of premature death from sitting. Health consequences of sedentarism: compromises, bone mineral density, vascular health, cardiometabolic biomarkers (plasma fat levels, insulin, glucose, risk factor for, obesity, some cancers. Acute effects among young adults (hamburg et al. , 2007: healthy young adults engaged in bed rest for 5 days, reduced metabolic health after 5 days. Psychological health (kilpatrick et al. , 2013: when compared to individuals who sat less than 3 hours/day, those who sat greater than 6 hours/day (a large percentage of our population), they had an increased level of psychological distress.