COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF FUNCTIONAL EXERCISEONBLOODGLUCOSE LEVEL IN OBESE AND NORMAL WEIGHT YOUNG ADULT INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN

The six-minute walk test is an easy and affordable method used to measure functional capacity. It uses the distance walked in six minutes, or the six-minute walkdistance(6MWD), at their normal pace on a hard surface, like a 30-meter hallway. This studywas x aimed at evaluating the effect of functional exercise (six minute walk test–6MWT) onblood glucose level in obese and normal weight young adult individuals. Measuredparameters included body mass index (BMI), Blood glucose level, and distance covered(m) during the 6-minute walk test. The design required the subjects to walk backandforth on a 30-meter hallway at their normal pace for six minutes. Measurements weretaken of the subjects blood glucose level before and after the six-minute walktest. Thetotal number of meters walked was calculated by multiplying the counted andrecordednumber of laps traveled by 60 meters. The statistical analysis was performed withGraphPad Prism Version 8.1. The standard error of mean (SEM) was used in graphs todisplaythe results. The dependent and independent variable means were compared usingthestudent t-test. P