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Evidence suggests Walking maydecreaseBlood glucose.
14 studies (21 claims)
Strong consensus
Typical effective dose 70 (65–79.5) %across 3 dosed studies
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| interval walking exercise and acute green tea extract supplementation | Decreases - resulted in a ∼9% most likely beneficial effect | blood glucose area under the curve response to the OGTT | Human | physically inactive participants | Not specified in the abstract. | High-intensity interval walking in combination with acute green tea extract supplementation reduces postprandial blood glucose concentrations in physically inactive participants. |
| 12-week fitness walking (FW) programme | Decreases - exhibited decreased levels | fasting blood glucose (FBG) | Human | postmenopausal women | 60 minutes per session, five times per week, at 50%-60% VO2max. | Effect of 12-week fitness walking programme on sex hormone levels and risk factors for metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women: A pilot study. |
| HPP rice intake during interval walking training (IWT) | Decreases - was negatively correlated with | change in total area under the curve (tAUC) for blood glucose concentration ([Glc]) on day 5 after the intervention | Human | hyperglycemic older subjects | 75 g dry weight of HPP rice at breakfast and dinner. | Effects of high-pressure-processed rice intake during interval walking training on glycemic control and NFKB2 gene methylation in hyperglycemic older people. |
| HPP rice intake during interval walking training (IWT) | Decreases - marginally decreased | mean fasting blood glucose concentration ([Glc]) values for 180 min before breakfast over 4 days (days 2-5) | Human | hyperglycemic older subjects | 75 g dry weight of HPP rice at breakfast and dinner. | Effects of high-pressure-processed rice intake during interval walking training on glycemic control and NFKB2 gene methylation in hyperglycemic older people. |
| HPP rice intake during interval walking training (IWT) | Decreases - decreased more | standard deviation of blood glucose concentration ([Glc]) during the 180 min before breakfast over 4 days (days 2-5) | Human | hyperglycemic older subjects | 75 g dry weight of HPP rice at breakfast and dinner. | Effects of high-pressure-processed rice intake during interval walking training on glycemic control and NFKB2 gene methylation in hyperglycemic older people. |
| HPP rice intake during interval walking training (IWT) | Decreases - decreased more | total area under the curve (tAUC) for blood glucose concentration ([Glc]) for 180 min after breakfast on day 5 | Human | hyperglycemic older subjects | 75 g dry weight of HPP rice at breakfast and dinner. | Effects of high-pressure-processed rice intake during interval walking training on glycemic control and NFKB2 gene methylation in hyperglycemic older people. |
| Interval walking consisting of repeated cycles of 3 min slow and 3 min fast walking (IW3) | Decreases - differed significantly | blood glucose levels at specific time points during the MMTT | Human | subjects with type 2 diabetes | 1-hour interventions with repeated cycles of slow (54% VO2peak) and fast (89% VO2peak) walking, either 3 min/3 min (IW3) or 1 min/1 min (IW1). | The Acute Effects of Interval-Type Exercise on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects: Importance of Interval Length. A Controlled, Counterbalanced, Crossover Study.cited 10× |
| Interval walking consisting of repeated cycles of 3 min slow and 3 min fast walking (IW3) | Decreases - resulted in lower | overall mean postprandial blood glucose levels | Human | subjects with type 2 diabetes | 1-hour interventions with repeated cycles of slow (54% VO2peak) and fast (89% VO2peak) walking, either 3 min/3 min (IW3) or 1 min/1 min (IW1). | The Acute Effects of Interval-Type Exercise on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects: Importance of Interval Length. A Controlled, Counterbalanced, Crossover Study.cited 10× |
| Interval walking consisting of repeated cycles of 1 min slow and 1 min fast walking (IW1) | Decreases - differed significantly | blood glucose levels at specific time points during the MMTT | Human | subjects with type 2 diabetes | 1-hour interventions with repeated cycles of slow (54% VO2peak) and fast (89% VO2peak) walking, either 3 min/3 min (IW3) or 1 min/1 min (IW1). | The Acute Effects of Interval-Type Exercise on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects: Importance of Interval Length. A Controlled, Counterbalanced, Crossover Study.cited 10× |
| Interval walking consisting of repeated cycles of 1 min slow and 1 min fast walking (IW1) | No effect - showed no significant differences | overall mean postprandial blood glucose levels | Human | subjects with type 2 diabetes | 1-hour interventions with repeated cycles of slow (54% VO2peak) and fast (89% VO2peak) walking, either 3 min/3 min (IW3) or 1 min/1 min (IW1). | The Acute Effects of Interval-Type Exercise on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects: Importance of Interval Length. A Controlled, Counterbalanced, Crossover Study.cited 10× |
| a 24-week walking exercise meeting five times per week | Decreases - showed a significant difference | Fasting blood glucose (FBS) | Human | elderly women | Five times per week. | Effect of a Physical Activity Program on Serum Biochemical Parameters among the Elderly Women.cited 3× |
| moderate intensity walking | No effect - aimed to evaluate the effectiveness | postprandial blood glucose control | Human | pregnant individuals with (GDM) and without gestational diabetes mellitus (NON-GDM) | Three 10-minute walks immediately after eating (SHORT) or one 30-minute walk outside of 1 hour after eating (LONG). | Optimizing Blood Glucose Control through the Timing of Exercise in Pregnant Individuals Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. |
| Replacement and interruption of prolonged sitting with light-intensity walking | Decreases - showed a significant blood glucose-lowering effect | blood glucose | Human | young adults with overweight and obesity | Continuous walking at 1.0 mph during an 8-hour simulated workday. | Effects of light-intensity physical activity on cardiometabolic parameters in young adults with overweight and obesity: The SED-ACT randomized controlled crossover trial.cited 2× |
| walking exercise (WALK) | Decreases - caused consistent acute glycaemic declines | blood glucose | Human | adults with type 1 diabetes | Not specified. | Effects of postprandial exercise on blood glucose levels in adults with type 1 diabetes: a review.cited 7× |
| walking exercise | Decreases - reduced | blood glucose | Human | adults with type 1 diabetes | 30 minutes of walking performed 60 minutes after a standardized meal. | Glycemic Management Around Postprandial Exercise in People With Type 1 Diabetes: Challenge Accepted.cited 5× |
| daily walking intervention | Decreases - better improved | postprandial blood glucose levels | Human | pregnant women with GDM | Daily brisk walks or a daily walking intervention (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.cited 8× |
| 30 min low-moderate-intensity treadmill walking followed immediately by ingestion of 20 g whey protein | Decreases - reduced | post-breakfast peak blood glucose | Human | centrally obese males | 20 g whey protein ingested immediately after exercise. | Whey protein consumption following fasted exercise reduces early postprandial glycaemia in centrally obese males: a randomised controlled trial.cited 4× |
| Nordic Walking exercise program | Decreases - showed a significant reduction | blood glucose | Human | overweight or obese postmenopausal women | Not specified (exercise programs involved 10-week sessions). | Effects of Nordic Walking and Pilates exercise programs on blood glucose and lipid profile in overweight and obese postmenopausal women in an experimental, nonrandomized, open-label, prospective controlled trial.cited 34× |
| 12-week walking intervention | Decreases - significant reductions | blood glucose | Human | older adults with both metabolic syndrome and MASLD | Low- to moderate-intensity walking for 30 min/day, 6 days/week (180 min total), with intensity adjusted based on heart rate (50-70% of VO₂max). | Effect of treadmill walking on cardiometabolic risk factors and liver function markers in older adults with MASLD: a randomized controlled trial. |
| Sitting interspersed with 5 min light walking bouts every 30 min | Decreases - reduced | blood glucose iAUC | Human | Thirty-four adults (18 women; 16 men; mean ± SD age, 40 ± 9 yr, body mass index, 24.5 ± 3 kg·m) | 5-minute light walking bouts every 30 minutes. | Fitness Moderates Glycemic Responses to Sitting and Light Activity Breaks.cited 33× |
| Sitting interspersed with 5 min light walking bouts every 30 min | Decreases - reduced | blood glucose iAUC | Human | a man at the 25th centile of CRF (42.5 mL·kg·min) | 5-minute light walking bouts every 30 minutes. | Fitness Moderates Glycemic Responses to Sitting and Light Activity Breaks.cited 33× |
| Sitting interspersed with 5 min light walking bouts every 30 min | Decreases - reduced | blood glucose iAUC | Human | a man at the 75th centile of CRF (60.5 mL·kg·min) | 5-minute light walking bouts every 30 minutes. | Fitness Moderates Glycemic Responses to Sitting and Light Activity Breaks.cited 33× |