Effects of moderate soleus push-ups vs sustained soleus push-ups on lipid profile among young population

Background: Recent interest has emerged in soleus push-ups, due to the unique physiological characteristics to sustain prolonged activity. These exercises can be performed with minimal equipment, and may offer a practical alternative for sedentary individuals for acute lipid profile responses. Objective: To evaluate the effects of moderate intensity and sustained soleus pushups on lipid profile level in sedentary young adults. Method: A randomized controlled trail was conducted on n=33 sedentary healthy young, aged 18 to 35 years. Participants were placed into three groups: Group A did moderate-intensity soleus pushups, Group B did continuous soleus push-ups, and Group C served as a control group. The primary outcome measure was the change in lipid profile, including high-density lipoprotein, lower cholesterol, total cholesterol and triglycerides was gathered at baseline and after 4.5 hours of intervention. Results: Within-group analysis revealed significant changes in lipid profiles. In MSPU, HDL (p=0.028), total cholesterol (p=0.024), and triglycerides (p=0.005) increased, while LDL was unchanged. SSPU showed reduced LDL (p=0.013) and increased triglycerides (p=0.005). Control group had increases in HDL (p=0.020), total cholesterol (p=0.010), and triglycerides (p=0.010), with non-significant LDL changes. Between-group differences were non-significant (p≥0.05). Conclusion: The findings reveal that moderate and continuous push-ups have varied impacts on sedentary youth's lipid profile. Although HDL, triglycerides, and total cholesterol levels varied considerably across groups, LDL levels did not. Triglyceride levels changed significantly at baseline and four hours after the intervention. These findings emphasize the need of examining various attempts to promote lipid metabolic alterations in isolated individuals. Clinical trial # NCT06326788