ARTICLE - Short bursts of intense exercise 'better for weight loss'

Quote taken from bbc.com. Full article here.

"Short bursts of intense exercise 'better for weight loss'

Bursts of high intensity interval training (Hiit) may be more effective for weight loss than longer less intense workouts, a study suggests.

Researchers from the Federal University of Goias, Brazil, analysed data from 576 men and 522 women of varying levels of fitness.

Those doing interval training lost on average 1.58kg (3.48lb) compared with the 1.13kg (2.49lb) lost by those doing lower intensity workouts.

Sprint interval training seemed to be particularly effective for weight loss, although researchers did caution that the wide variety of training programmes made it difficult to recommend one regime in particular.

The researchers cautioned that Hiit may not be suitable for everyone.

"Hiit might increase the risk of injury and impose higher cardiovascular stress," they said."

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