Comparable Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Prolonged Continuous Exercise Training on Abdominal Visceral Fat Reduction in Obese Young Women
Joint Authors
Zhang, Haifeng
Qiu, Weifeng
Zhang, Xu
Zhou, Shi
Liu, Yang
He, Yuxiu
Tong, Tom K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study compared the effect of prolonged moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on reducing abdominal visceral fat in obese young women with that of work-equivalent (300 kJ/training session) high-intensity interval training (HIIT).
Forty-three participants received either HIIT (n=15), MICT (n=15), or no training (CON, n=13) for 12 weeks.
The abdominal visceral fat area (AVFA) and abdominal subcutaneous fat area (ASFA) of the participants were measured through computed tomography scans preintervention and postintervention.
Total fat mass and the fat mass of the android, gynoid, and trunk regions were assessed through dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Following HIIT and MICT, comparable reductions in AVFA (−9.1, −9.2 cm2), ASFA (−35, −28.3 cm2), and combined AVFA and ASFA (−44.7, −37.5 cm2, p>0.05) were observed.
Similarly, reductions in fat percentage (−2.5%, −2.4%), total fat mass (−2.8, −2.8 kg), and fat mass of the android (−0.3, −0.3 kg), gynoid (−0.5, −0.7 kg), and trunk (−1.6, −1.2 kg, p>0.05) regions did not differ between HIIT and MICT.
No variable changed in CON.
In conclusion, MICT consisting of prolonged sessions has no quantitative advantage, compared with that resulting from HIIT, in abdominal visceral fat reduction.
HIIT appears to be the predominant strategy for controlling obesity because of its time efficiency.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Haifeng& Tong, Tom K.& Qiu, Weifeng& Zhang, Xu& Zhou, Shi& Liu, Yang…[et al.]. 2017. Comparable Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Prolonged Continuous Exercise Training on Abdominal Visceral Fat Reduction in Obese Young Women. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174392
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Haifeng…[et al.]. Comparable Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Prolonged Continuous Exercise Training on Abdominal Visceral Fat Reduction in Obese Young Women. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174392
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Haifeng& Tong, Tom K.& Qiu, Weifeng& Zhang, Xu& Zhou, Shi& Liu, Yang…[et al.]. Comparable Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Prolonged Continuous Exercise Training on Abdominal Visceral Fat Reduction in Obese Young Women. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174392
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1174392