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To determine the effects of a 12-week high-intensity intermittent exercise intervention on total body, abdominal, trunk, and visceral fat mass, as well as fat-free mass, in overweight young males.

January 1, 2012Journal of ObesityOpen Access

The Effect of High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise on Body Composition of Overweight Young Males

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MHMehrdad HeydariTehran University of Medical Sciences JFJ. FreundSyracuse University SBStephen H. BoutcherUNSW Sydney

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Randomized trial demonstrates reductions in visceral fat and increases in fat-free mass in overweight young males, highlighting the efficacy of brief high-intensity intermittent training.

Key Points

To determine the effects of a 12-week high-intensity intermittent exercise intervention on total body, abdominal, trunk, and visceral fat mass, as well as fat-free mass, in overweight young males.
Participants were randomly assigned to either an exercise intervention or a non-exercising control group.
The intervention group engaged in high-intensity intermittent exercise three times per week for 20 minutes per session over 12 weeks.
Exercisers achieved a significant reduction in weight of 1.5 kg (P < 0.005), total fat mass of 2 kg (P < 0.001), trunk adiposity of 1.5 kg (P < 0.001), abdominal fat of 0.1 kg (P < 0.05), and visceral fat of 17% (P < 0.01), along with decreased waist circumference by week 6 (P < 0.001).
Aerobic power improved significantly by 15% (P < 0.001), and fat-free mass increased significantly in the legs by 0.4 kg and trunk by 0.7 kg (both P < 0.05) in the exercise group.
No significant changes were detected between groups for insulin, HOMA-IR, or blood lipid profiles (P > 0.05).

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Heydari et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbc6e450e1971baba3ca4c https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/480467

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January 1, 2012Journal of ObesityOpen Access

The Effect of High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise on Body Composition of Overweight Young Males

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Authors

MHMehrdad HeydariTehran University of Medical Sciences JFJ. FreundSyracuse University SBStephen H. BoutcherUNSW Sydney

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Implication

Randomized trial demonstrates reductions in visceral fat and increases in fat-free mass in overweight young males, highlighting the efficacy of brief high-intensity intermittent training.

Key Points

To determine the effects of a 12-week high-intensity intermittent exercise intervention on total body, abdominal, trunk, and visceral fat mass, as well as fat-free mass, in overweight young males.
Participants were randomly assigned to either an exercise intervention or a non-exercising control group.
The intervention group engaged in high-intensity intermittent exercise three times per week for 20 minutes per session over 12 weeks.
Exercisers achieved a significant reduction in weight of 1.5 kg (P < 0.005), total fat mass of 2 kg (P < 0.001), trunk adiposity of 1.5 kg (P < 0.001), abdominal fat of 0.1 kg (P < 0.05), and visceral fat of 17% (P < 0.01), along with decreased waist circumference by week 6 (P < 0.001).
Aerobic power improved significantly by 15% (P < 0.001), and fat-free mass increased significantly in the legs by 0.4 kg and trunk by 0.7 kg (both P < 0.05) in the exercise group.
No significant changes were detected between groups for insulin, HOMA-IR, or blood lipid profiles (P > 0.05).

Cite This Study

Heydari et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbc6e450e1971baba3ca4c https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/480467

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