The soleus push up, physical activity and metabolic health

Recently a study was published examining the metabolic effects of a novel prescription of a well known exercise, the soleus raise (1). The focus of the study, was to examine the potential effects of the what was coined the ‘soleus push up’ (SPU), during and afterwards, on markers of metabolic health e.g. resting blood glucose and lipid levels. Positively, they found that the SPU was very useful in improving these markers at the measured timepoints. However, on reading the study, I feel it is important to make a couple points before considering if it is useful for you.