8 seconds to a faster weight loss
It looks like we were all doing it the wrong way according to News.com.au! Researchers at the University of NSW and the Garvan Institute studied 45 overweight women over 15 weeks, putting them through a 20 minute cycling regime in which they sprinted on a stationary bike for 8 seconds followed by 12 seconds of cycling lightly.
UNSW Associate Professor Steve Boutcher said that:
“They lost three times more weight as other women who exercised at a continuous, regular pace for 40 minutes.”
If you don’t like the bike, you can do the same with other sports, because the scientists believe the regime would also be applicable to swimming, walking, running, rowing or any other cardio exercise.
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Michael Bait
22. January 2007 | 20:37 h“regular pace for 40 minutes”?! I can barely do it for 15 continuous minutes and then I get bored.
Anna
22. January 2007 | 21:35 hPretty hard to do… since I can’t keep my eyes on the watch all over the time. Are there bikes that you can be set to count the 8/12 seconds automaticaly?
Nessie
22. January 2007 | 22:38 hAnna, I know for sure that you can set your own speed program to the treadmill, but I think you cannot do that with a bike… You can set a program to justify the bike’s resistance, but the speed is really limited to how fast you are cycling so I guess you will have to watch the bike’s timer.
Alan
7. March 2007 | 06:49 hbike manufacturers could put an exercise setting that makes this. hey you
Boo boo
17. August 2007 | 06:35 hWell i tried it and it is fantastic, the counting keeps you busy so the time is gone in a flash. i do the exercise with the stationary bike and the rowing machine. Look and feel great. Builds strength very quickly.