Project/Area Number |
25882006
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Applied health science
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Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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Keywords | 身体活動量 / 身体活動パターン / 高比重リポ蛋白コレステロール / 運動プログラム |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We established a program aimed at improving physical activity in men with poor exercise habits and a declining trend in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) level, and examined the physical activity pattern contributing to the increase in HDLC levels during the intervention period. As a consequence, we observed that accumulation of bouts of moderate to vigorous physical activity of more than 3 to 5 minutes was associated with an increase in HDLC and HDL2 cholesterol levels. This result suggests that accumulation of bouts of relatively short physical activity/exercise sessions may improve HDLC levels. Therefore, performing physical activity/exercise for 10 minutes or more, as recommended in the Physical Activity Guidelines, is not necessarily required.
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