Vedat Çinar, Şebnem Cengiz, Ragıp Pala and Aykut Dündar
Insulin level and blood insulin level differs according to the period and intensity of exercises. Body utilizes the glucose in the blood as energy at first. Insulin enables the glucose in the blood to enter into muscle cells. Certain adjustment mechanisms develop in the muscles as a result of exercises performed regularly, thus it is possible for the muscle to take glucose into more muscle cells and to use this glucose more efficiently as energy. This adjustment can be developed more efficiently by means of regular exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of moderate match program of 10 days on the glucose and insulin levels. Research is performed on 18 healthy male footballer subjects. All subjects participated in match program for total of 7 days, 90 minutes on one day within the framework of a 10 days match program. Blood samples were taken from all subjects in resting position before starting to the match program and 2 hours after the end of the last match. Glucose and insulin levels were specified in the blood samples received. At the end of the application, posttest glucose values of the experimental group which are the 2nd measurements, were higher than the pretest values that are the 1st measurements (p<0.05). At the end of the match program, a meaningful increase is determined in the insulin values of the footballers in comparison to their pretest values (p<0.05). Difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). Results of the study reveal that match program of 10 days influences glucose and insulin levels of football players in a significant way.
