Impact of 12 Weeks of Resistance Band Exercise on Blood Glucose Level Among Middle-Aged Women

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the impact of 12 weeks of resistance band exercise on blood glucose level among middle aged women. Forty middle aged women (n = 40) were randomly selected as subjects and their age ranged between 40 and 55 years. The selected subjects were randomly assigned into two equal groups such as experimental group (EG) and control group (CG) with twenty subjects each (n = 20). The experimental groups underwent their respective resistance band exercise for twelve weeks three days per week and a session on each day. Control group was not exposed to any specific training apart from their activities. Fasting blood sugar level was taken as variable for this investigation and it was measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) by enzymatic glucose oxidase preoxidase (GOD-POD) method using Boehringer Mannheim kit.  Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the collected data. The results revealed that the experimental group (EG) produced significant reduction (p ≤ 0.05 & 0.01) on blood glucose level due to resistance band exercise when compared to control group (CG). Resistance band exercise is one of the best methods to improve the glucose level in blood among middle aged women.