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Exercise is good for the body. That is a fact.
So why is everybody not working out?
People who don't exercise even though they want to always find an excuse
or two for not hitting the gym.
One of the most common excuses is finding no time to exercise.
But researchers who have been studying interval training have found that
it not only takes less time than what is typically recommended.
The regimen also does not have to be “all out” to be effective in helping
reduce the risk of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes.
“What we’ve been able to show is that interval training does not have to be
‘all out’ in order to be effective and time-efficient,” says Martin Gibala,
professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster
University.
Gibala says that “while still a very demanding form of training, the exercise
might be more achievable by the general public—not just elite athletes—
and it certainly doesn’t require the use of specialized laboratory
equipment.”
Since Gibala’s first study on interval training was published five years ago,
a growing body of research has zeroed in on this particular style of
exercise in which you train hard but for less time.
Previous research by the McMaster group involved 30 seconds of maximal
pedaling on a special bike followed by four minutes of recovery, and
repeated 4-6 times.
The new study involves eight to 12 one-minute bouts of exercise on a
standard stationary bicycle at a relatively lower intensity with rest intervals
of 75 seconds, for a total of 20-25 minutes per session.
The workload was still above most people’s comfort zone —about 95
percent of maximal heart rate — but only about half of what can be
achieved when people sprint at an all-out pace.
“That is the trade-off for the relatively lower intensity,” says Gibala. “There
is no free lunch; duration must increase as intensity decreases.”
While the total amount of exercise performed was higher than in Gibala’s
previous interval training studies, the overall time commitment was still
lower than what is typically recommended by public health agencies.
Subjects used in the study performed six training sessions over 14 days.
After the two week training period, the subjects showed the same benefits
that Gibala’s team had previously observed after traditional, long-duration
endurance training: improved exercise performance and muscular
adaptations that are linked to reduced risk of diseases such as Type 2
diabetes.
The study appears in The Journal of Physiology.
So why is everybody not working out?
People who don't exercise even though they want to always find an excuse
or two for not hitting the gym.
One of the most common excuses is finding no time to exercise.
But researchers who have been studying interval training have found that
it not only takes less time than what is typically recommended.
The regimen also does not have to be “all out” to be effective in helping
reduce the risk of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes.
“What we’ve been able to show is that interval training does not have to be
‘all out’ in order to be effective and time-efficient,” says Martin Gibala,
professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster
University.
Gibala says that “while still a very demanding form of training, the exercise
might be more achievable by the general public—not just elite athletes—
and it certainly doesn’t require the use of specialized laboratory
equipment.”
Since Gibala’s first study on interval training was published five years ago,
a growing body of research has zeroed in on this particular style of
exercise in which you train hard but for less time.
Previous research by the McMaster group involved 30 seconds of maximal
pedaling on a special bike followed by four minutes of recovery, and
repeated 4-6 times.
The new study involves eight to 12 one-minute bouts of exercise on a
standard stationary bicycle at a relatively lower intensity with rest intervals
of 75 seconds, for a total of 20-25 minutes per session.
The workload was still above most people’s comfort zone —about 95
percent of maximal heart rate — but only about half of what can be
achieved when people sprint at an all-out pace.
“That is the trade-off for the relatively lower intensity,” says Gibala. “There
is no free lunch; duration must increase as intensity decreases.”
While the total amount of exercise performed was higher than in Gibala’s
previous interval training studies, the overall time commitment was still
lower than what is typically recommended by public health agencies.
Subjects used in the study performed six training sessions over 14 days.
After the two week training period, the subjects showed the same benefits
that Gibala’s team had previously observed after traditional, long-duration
endurance training: improved exercise performance and muscular
adaptations that are linked to reduced risk of diseases such as Type 2
diabetes.
The study appears in The Journal of Physiology.
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