Amenah Hisham, Hayder A. Hasan, Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy
Amenah Hisham, Hayder A. Hasan, Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy – Effects of soleus muscle push-ups on oxidative stress, inflammatory markers and adipocytokines. A scoping review – Fizjoterapia Polska 2025; 25(2); 120-127
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56984/8ZG00E15H6O
Abstract
Sedentary lifestyle is highly prevalent nowadays due to prolonged sitting hours at work, the use of vehicles for transportation instead of walking, and limited physical activity. Such a lifestyle can increase the risk for chronic disorders such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and hypertension. Activity performed in a sitting position may be a feasible alternative; one such exercise is soleus push-ups (SPU), a low-impact sitting exercise that might modulate various biomarkers such as inflammatory markers and oxidative stress. Hence, our review aims to examine the impact of SPUs on certain markers, including oxidative stress markers, inflammatory markers, and adipocytokines, as this is the first research of its kind to target additional blood markers in relation to SPUs. The findings will be useful in shaping a national cultural health intervention program in an easy, affordable, and sustainable modern way to prevent the escalating prevalence of metabolic derangements.
Keywords
adipocytokines, inflammatory markers, oxidative stress markers, leptin, adiponectin, resistin, interleukin 6, interleukin 10, TNF-α, obesity, type 2 diabetes