Study Shows Evening Exercises Can Lower Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels

Study Shows Evening Exercises Can Lower Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels
Regular, gentle exercises in the evening found to meaningfully impact the health of participants in a new study. Alexander Nilsen
Jessie Zhang
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A New Zealand study has found that regular, light exercises at night can be particularly effective for improving health by breaking the prolonged period of sitting time that tends to happen in the evening when people have their largest meals and consume the bulk of their online streaming services.

The researchers found that interrupting periods of sitting with short activity breaks lowered plasma glucose by 31.5 percent and reduced insulin by 27 percent.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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