Gastric emptying during walking and running: effects of varied exercise intensity
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Summary
Gastric emptying is increased during running (50%–70% maximal aerobic uptake, as compared to rest. Whether this increase varies as a function of mode (i. e. walking vs running) and intensity of treadmill exercise is unknown. To examine the gastric emptying characteristics of water during treadmill exercise performed over a wide range of intensities relative to resting conditions, 10 men ingested 400 ml of water prior to each of six 15 min exercise bouts or 15 min of seated rest. Three bouts of walking exercise (1.57 m · s−1) were performed at increasing grades eliciting ∼28%, 41% or 56% of. On a seperate day, three bouts of running (2.68 ms−1) exercise were performed at grades eliciting ∼57%, 65% or 75% of. Gastric emptying was increased during treadmill exercise at all intensities excluding 75% as compared to rest. Gastric emptying was similar for all intensities during walking and at 57% and 65% during running. However, running at 74% decreased the volume of original drink emptied as compared to all lower exercise intensities. Stomach secretions were markedly less during running as compared to walking and rest. These data demonstrate that gastric emptying is similarly increased during both moderate intensity (∼8%–65%) walking or running exercise as compared to resting conditions. However, gastric emptying decreases during high intensity exercise. Increases in gastric emptying during moderate intensity treadmill exercise may be related to increases in intragastric pressure brought about by contractile activity of the abdominal muscles.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00643522Three 15-min Bouts of Moderate Postmeal Walking Significantly Improves 24-h Glycemic Control in Older People at Risk for Impaired Glucose Tolerance
RESULTS
Both sustained morning walking (127 ± 23 vs. 118 ± 14 mg dL−1) and postmeal walking (129 ± 24 vs. 116 ± 13 mg dL−1) significantly improved 24-h glycemic control relative to the control day (P < 0.05). Moreover, postmeal walking was significantly (P < 0.01) more effective than 45 min of sustained morning or afternoon walking in lowering 3-h postdinner glucose between the control and experimental day.
https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/36/10/3262/30770/Three-15-min-Bouts-of-Moderate-Postmeal-Walking
