The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a single session of at-home bodyweight interval exercise, performed in the fasted or fed state, on postprandial glycemic management, post-exercise fat oxidation, and overall perceptions of appetite in recreationally active females. This is a remote/online study and does not involve any visits to the laboratory.
Following the acquisition of informed consent via videoconferencing, eligibility to participate in the study will be determined using questionnaires. If inclusion criteria is met, participants will undergo virtual exercise familiarization by following a pre-recorded instructional video. Eligible participants will be assigned, in a random order, to two metabolic trials at least 3 days apart in the follicular phase of the same menstrual cycle. These visits will be online with an investigator on videoconferencing. The two trials involve: 1) Exercise followed by breakfast; and 2) Breakfast followed by exercise. Various outcomes will be measured throughout the metabolic trials including: blood sugar, fat oxidation and appetite. All research tools needed to acquire these methods will be delivered to participants' place of residence.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
Bodyweight interval exercise performed 5 minutes before the start of a mixed-macronutrient breakfast meal
Bodyweight interval exercise performed 10 minutes after the start of consuming a mixed-macronutrient breakfast meal
Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Average blood glucose concentration
Average blood glucose concentration during postprandial period
Time frame: 2 hours
Blood glucose concentration
Blood glucose concentration across postprandial period
Time frame: 2 hours
Blood glucose area under the curve
blood glucose area under the curve during postprandial period
Time frame: 2 hours
Peak blood glucose concentration
peak glucose across postprandial period
Time frame: 2 hours
Post-exercise fat oxidation
post-exercise fat oxidation measured as percent carbon dioxide
Time frame: pre-exercise, immediately post-exercise, up to 3 hours post-exercise
Appetite Perceptions
Visual analog scales (0-100) will be used to determine perceptions of hunger, satisfaction, fullness, and prospective food consumption with higher scores denoting increased perceptions.
Time frame: pre-exercise, immediately post-exercise, and 1, 2 and 3 hours post-exercise
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