This study used cycling sprints. I wonder if a similar effect would be observed with say, a set of pushups or squats every hour
Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
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Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#12I'm confused. "Hourly 4s sprints" sounds like one 4 second sprint every hour but the second paragraph of the summary says
> Purpose
> This study determined if the interruption of prolonged sitting (i.e.; 8-h of inactivity) with hourly cycling sprints of only 4-s duration each (i.e.; 4-s x 5 per h x 8-h = 160-s per day; SPRINTS) improves PPL. The 4-s sprints employed an inertial load ergometer and were followed by 45-s of seated rest.
That's 5 per hour not 1 or once every 12 minutes
Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#13> This study determined if the interruption of prolonged sitting (i.e.; 8-h of inactivity) with hourly cycling sprints of only 4-s duration each (i.e.; 4-s x 5 per h x 8-h = 160-s per day; SPRINTS) improves PPL. The 4-s sprints employed an inertial load ergometer and were followed by 45-s of seated rest.
So you would need to take a 5 x (4-s sprint + 45-s rest) = 245 seconds exercise break from work every hour and in return you could get the following results?
> No differences (p>0.05) between interventions were found for plasma insulin or glucose AUC. However, SPRINTS displayed a 31% (408±119 vs. 593±88 mg/dL/6h; p=0.009) decrease in plasma triglyceride incremental AUC and a 43% increase in whole body fat oxidation (P=0.001) when compared to SIT.
Does "whole body fat oxidation" mean that the an average male calorie burn of 2500 per day would be multiplied with 1,43 to 3575 calories per day?
Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#14The control group was asked to sit for 8 hours straight, whereas the experimental group sprinted five times. It would be more interesting if they compared it to standing up.
> whereas the experimental group sprinted five times
Per hour.
Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#15And here I thought this was about software development.
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#16Don't we need to warm up before doing any max intensity exercise to prevent injury.
Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#17OK, so what's a "4-s sprint"?
I presume that this employs a stationary bicycle. But against what resistance? Also, four seconds hardly seems enough to even reach maximum exertion.
Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#18Jumping cold out of your couch/chair and sprinting 5 seconds every hour, multiple times a day, sounds to me like an optimized 'quickly destroy most of your body joints' routine.
Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#19This study used cycling sprints. I wonder if a similar effect would be observed with say, a set of pushups or squats every hour
Or burpees.
Re: Hourly 4-second sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism
#20Jumping cold out of your couch/chair and sprinting 5 seconds every hour, multiple times a day, sounds to me like an optimized 'quickly destroy most of your body joints' routine.
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