Effects of a Single Bout of Exercise on Transcriptomics and Metabolomics in Adipose Tissue

Study on How Exercise Affects Metabolic Health

The purpose of this study is to better understand the effect of a single bout of 60-minutes of exercise on your adipose (fat) tissue. This information will help determine how exercise affects metabolic health.

Recruitment

This study involves:

• Having a phone interview to discuss the study and see if you are eligible
• Attending a 3.5-hour screening visit with an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
• Attending 2 visits to Joslin for an exercise assessment and fat tissue sampling
• Getting blood tests and taking a survey

** Monetary compensation and parking validation will be provided for eligible study participants. 

Eligibility requirements include:

• Age 20-60 years
• Exercising <3 times per week
• BMI 30-49 kg/m2