ArticleJournal of sports science & medicine2014
Comparing fat oxidation in an exercise test with moderate-intensity interval training.
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- Impact of Acute Eccentric versus Concentric Running on Exercise-Induced Fat Oxidation and Postexercise Physical Activity in Untrained Men.BioMed research international · 2020Article
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- Comparison of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption of different exercises in normal weight obesity women.Journal of exercise nutrition & biochemistry · 2019Article
- A Comparison of the Maximal Fat Oxidation Rates of Three Different Time Periods in The Fatmax Stage.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2019Article
- Contextualising Maximal Fat Oxidation During Exercise: Determinants and Normative Values.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Review
- High intensity interval and moderate continuous cycle training in a physical education programme improves health-related fitness in young females.Biology of sport · 2016Article
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Abstract
This study compared fat oxidation rate from a graded exercise test (GXT) with a moderate-intensity interval training session (MIIT) in obese men. Twelve sedentary obese males (age 29 ± 4.1 years; BMI 29.1 ± 2.4 kg·m(-2); fat mass 31.7 ± 4.4 %body mass) completed two exercise sessions: GXT to determine maximal fat oxidation (MFO) and maximal aerobic power (VO2max), and an interval cycling session during which respiratory gases were measured. The 30-min MIIT involved 5-min repetitions of workloads 20% below and 20% above the MFO intensity. VO2max was 31.8 ± 5.5 ml·kg(-1)·min(-1) and all participants achieved ≥ 3 of the designated VO2max test criteria. The MFO identified during the GXT was not significantly different compared with the average fat oxidation rate in the MIIT session. During the MIIT session, fat oxidation rate increased with time; the highest rate (0.18 ± 0.11 g·min(- 1)) in minute 25 was significantly higher than the rate at minute 5 and 15 (p ≤ 0.01 and 0.05 respectively). In this cohort with low aerobic fitness, fat oxidation during the MIIT session was comparable with the MFO determined during a GXT. Future research may consider if the varying workload in moderate-intensity interval training helps adherence to exercise without compromising fat oxidation. Key PointsFat oxidation during interval exercise is not com-promised by the undulating exercise intensityPhysiological measures corresponding with the MFO measured during the GXT correlated well to the MIITThe validity of exercise intensity markers derived from a GXT to reflect the physiological responses during MIIT.
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