Breaking up workouts may burn fat faster

elmcse · 08-01-2007, 08:24 AM

To read the full story:
http://health.yahoo.com/news/177955

Breaking up an exercise session, by adding a rest period in between, may boost a workout's fat-burning efficiency, a team of Japanese and Danish researchers reports.

When men exercised for two 30-minute stretches, taking a 20-minute rest break in between, they burned more fat than when they exercised for a single 60-minute session, and then rested afterward, Dr. Kazushige Goto of the University of Tokyo and colleagues found.

Current recommendations on exercise for preventing or treating obesity emphasize longer exercise sessions, Goto and his team note in the Journal of Applied Physiology. But there is evidence that following one exercise session with another workout may increase fat metabolism, they add............................................... ..........

SecondSucks · 08-01-2007, 08:29 AM

damn you beat me to it. I just saw that on yahoo and was about to post it.

Would that 20 min. break mean just doing nothing or could you do light cardio?

I also saw on the news that drinking a glass of wine or a can of beer everyday can increase your chance of bowel caner by 10% and by 25% if you drink two. But im calling BS. So eight beers a day and ur guarunteed cancer.

razorsedgepit06 · 08-01-2007, 09:16 AM

Ya i saw this on yahoo this morning. Pretty interesting. I dont really have time to be spending an hour and a half on cardio though. I like my 15-20mins of HIIT.

-Aaron- · 08-01-2007, 09:48 AM

It's one study with 1000's out there just like these and 1000's out there opposed.

BMEgrad · 08-01-2007, 09:49 AM

this study was posted a month ago on webmd :=P

Dymondintheruff · 08-01-2007, 01:11 PM

HI! I would undoubtedly lose my pump so light cardio for the 20 minutes would work for me. Might try it.

vipergq · 08-01-2007, 05:24 PM

I don't think a 20 minute break will do much in the long run.

I work out in the morning and then again late in the evening. That way it gives my body to metabolism boosts and time in between to fit in nutrition.

Long workouts tend to put you in a catabolic state so 2 short workouts I feel are more beneficial