High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is all the rage these days, but it may not be as beneficial for weight loss and blood pressure as a moderate-intensity, more frequent exercise regimen, a new University of Guelph study has revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Researchers found that moderate-intensity exercise five times a week lowers body fat and improves blood pressure, but these health outcomes did not occur following a HIIT program three times a week.
The study was led by Drs. Jamie Burr and Graham Holloway, professors in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, and PhD student Heather Petrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll exercise is good exercise, whether it\u2019s fast, furious and infrequent, or slow, steady and sustainable,\u201d Burr said. \u201cBut compared to infrequent interval training, daily moderate exercise appears to be more effective at improving blood pressure and blood glucose.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is all the rage these days, but it may not be as beneficial for weight loss and blood pressure as a moderate-intensity, more frequent exercise regimen, a new University of Guelph study has revealed. Researchers found that moderate-intensity exercise five times a week lowers body fat and improves blood pressure,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":""},"categories":[14,441],"tags":[845],"yoast_head":"\n