Three Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Decreases Visfatin Level on Overweight Men

Amal A. Hidayat, Mohammad Budiarto, Lilik Herawati

2017

Abstract

Abstract: Backgroundː Overweight and obesity are common health conditions that continue to increase. Specifically, central obesity has a strong correlation with increasing risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The accumulation of visceral fat in this type of obesity is reported to play a key role in various pathogenesis of these diseases. Methodsː 20 healthy overweight men (BMI=23–25) were enrolled for this study. Participants were divided into two groups: The HIIT group (n=12) and the control group (n=8). The intervention group performed high-intensity interval training (HIIT) three times per week for three weeks, 15–25 min per session; the control group was not allowed to perform any exercises during the study. Visceral fat masses were assessed using waist circumference and visfatin serum level. Resultsː the HIIT group demonstrated a significant reduction (p=0.019) in visfatin serum levels compared to the control group. However, there was no significant reduction (p=0.991) in waist circumference of either group after training. Conclusionː HIIT protocol reduces serum visfatin levels in overweight males. This effect may be achieved by increasing intra-abdominal fat oxidation, which is the specific site for visfatin synthesis.

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A. Hidayat A., Budiarto M. and Herawati L. (2017). Three Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Decreases Visfatin Level on Overweight Men.In Proceedings of Surabaya International Physiology Seminar - Volume 1: SIPS, ISBN 978-989-758-340-7, pages 174-177. DOI: 10.5220/0007335101740177


in Bibtex Style

@conference{sips17,
author={Amal A. Hidayat and Mohammad Budiarto and Lilik Herawati},
title={Three Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Decreases Visfatin Level on Overweight Men},
booktitle={Proceedings of Surabaya International Physiology Seminar - Volume 1: SIPS,},
year={2017},
pages={174-177},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007335101740177},
isbn={978-989-758-340-7},
}


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TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Surabaya International Physiology Seminar - Volume 1: SIPS,
TI - Three Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Decreases Visfatin Level on Overweight Men
SN - 978-989-758-340-7
AU - A. Hidayat A.
AU - Budiarto M.
AU - Herawati L.
PY - 2017
SP - 174
EP - 177
DO - 10.5220/0007335101740177