Forced and voluntary exercise counteract insulin resistance in rats: The role of coping style

Gretha J. Boersma*, R. Paulien Barf, Lambertus Benthem, Gertjan van Dijk, Anton J. W. Scheurink

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Abstract

There are large individual differences in the success rates of exercise intervention programs aimed at the prevention and treatment of obesity-related disorders. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that differences in coping style may impact the success rates of these intervention programs. We tested insulin responses before and after voluntary wheel running in both passive (insulin resistant) Roman Low Avoidance (RLA) and proactive (insulin sensitive) Roman High Avoidance (RHA) rats using intravenous glucose tolerance tests (IVGITs). To control for a potential difference between voluntary and forced exercise, we also included RLA and RHA rats that were subjected to forced running. We found the following: 1) when given the opportunity to run voluntarily in a running wheel, passive RLA rats run more than proactively than RHA rats; 2) voluntary exercise leads to a normalization of insulin responses during an IVGTTs in RLA rats; and 3) there were no behavioral and physiological differences in efficacy between voluntary and forced running. We conclude that exercise, both forced and voluntary, is a successful lifestyle intervention for the treatment of hyperinsulinemia, especially in individuals with a passive coping style. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93-98
Number of pages6
JournalHormones and Behavior
Volume62
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun-2012

Keywords

  • Roman High Avoidance rat
  • Roman Low Avoidance rat
  • Wheel running
  • ROMAN HIGH-AVOIDANCE
  • OBESITY
  • MUSCLE
  • BLOOD
  • ATHEROSCLEROSIS
  • PERSONALITY
  • SENSITIVITY
  • PREVENTION
  • WEIGHT
  • DIET

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