Moderate Intensity Exercise Reduced Metabolic Diseases

Abstract

As employees on company which work behind the desk raised the health risk because barely do no significant physical activity. Less physical activity induced the show up of diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, fatigue, stress, depression, musculoskeletal disorder, general health complaint and also raised the mortality rate. Research found that there are an association between time spent in sedentary behaviour and the metabolic diseases. On this study, we chose 29 people from Pertamina Company in Surabaya. Subjects screened by their waist circumference, fat percentage and body weight which above the standard. Subjects treated with moderate intensity exercise and diet, we evaluated the subject every 2 weeks in 3 months. Every participant must accomplish their physical program with the recommendation stretching and warming up, cardio/endurance 60-75% from HRmax, Strength exercise 60-75 % 1RM 15x/set until two sets and cooling down. Participants were also dieting by reducing 3/4-1/2 the size of the meal. Result showed there are significant decreased in waist circumference (2.5-6.3centimetre), fat percentage (0.8-2.2%), and body weight (0.9-3.6 kg) and increased in VO2max level (1.7-4.3ml/kg/minute). Conclusion: employee which work behind the table need moderate intensity exercise to decrease metabolic diseases.