Exercise training and glucose control research study
posted 27 January 2015 | Staff Announcement - (staff)
Is 2015 your year for good health? Look no further! We are inviting participants who are overweight or obese, aged 18-44 to take part in a FREE supervised training study.
Exercise is well regarded to be beneficial to health in reducing the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity.
We are investigating the effectiveness of two training programs on general health outcomes (fitness and body composition) and also those related to type 2 diabetes (insulin sensitivity and immune function).
We are recruiting male individuals who are:
- Aged between 18-44 years old
- BMI greater than 25
- Currently sedentary or lightly active
Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply upon further screening. This study may not suitable to individuals who are smokers and have or have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
What’s involved?
- Attend supervised exercise sessions at Murdoch University, three times per week over 12 weeks
- Body composition analysis, fitness assessment and to provide blood samples on five occasions over 12 weeks.
If you are interested, please contact Aaron Raman:
A.Raman@murdoch.edu.au
This study ahs been approved yb the Murdoch University Human Research Ethics Commitee, Permit Nuber: 2014/170
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