Breaking up your workouts by adding one or more rest periods may help you burn more fat, according to a study from the University of Tokyo. Researchers found that when men exercised for 30 minutes, rested for 20 minutes, and then exercised for another 30 minutes they burned significantly more fat than men who exercised for a single 60-minute session.
According to lead researcher Kazushige Goto:
“Many people believe prolonged exercise will be optimal in order to reduce body fat, but our study has shown that repetitions of shorter exercise may cause enhancements of fat mobilization and utilization during and after the exercise. These findings will be informative about the design of exercise regimens… Most people are reluctant to perform a single bout of prolonged exercise. The repeated exercise with shorter bouts of exercise will be a great help [in terms of fitness].”
This research may help to explain why interval training (and other forms of exercise involving rest periods) is so effective at boosting metabolism and reducing body fat levels.
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