Effect of Varying Feeding Windows on an Acute Response to Exercise Following Chronic Exercise and Time-Restricted Feeding

Identifier

6547

Author

Aaron Michael Persinger

Date

2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Health and Human Performance

Concentration

Exercise and Sport Science

Committee Chair

Melissa Puppa

Committee Member

Richard J Bloomer

Committee Member

Marie Van der Merwe

Abstract

Time-restricted feeding (TRF) involves splitting the day into two windows, a feeding window and a fasting window. TRF positively affects mitochondria and metabolic health. Aerobic exercise is shwon to have the same effect. However, the combination of the two in healthy subjects is not as extensively studied. The purpose of this study was to examine how changing the window of feeding in relation to exercise changes performance and mitochondrial biogenesis. Healthy, young mice were divided into 3 groups: an ad libitum control group (CON), a 16-hour fast with an 8-hour feed immediately post exercise (IM), and a 16-hour fast with an 8-hour feed starting 5 hours after exercise (DG). No differences in mitochondrial biogenesis and performance were found between groups. Our results sugegst that timing of ones fast in relation to exercise doesn't seem to significantly affect muscle adaptation from aerobic exercise.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

Recommended Citation

Persinger, Aaron Michael, "Effect of Varying Feeding Windows on an Acute Response to Exercise Following Chronic Exercise and Time-Restricted Feeding" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2070.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/2070