Study Finds 3 Minutes of Intense Exercise Beats 90 Minutes Moderate for Health Markers
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 9
Study Finds 3 Minutes of Intense Exercise Beats 90 Minutes Moderate for Health Markers
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 9
Summary
A new Cell Reports Medicine study found blood drawn after 3 minutes of all-out exercise contained more molecules linked to health gains than blood after 90 minutes of moderate cycling.
The intense routine was not continuous: participants did 30-second maximal bursts spread across 23 minutes, while the comparison group rode bikes at a relatively moderate pace for an hour and a half.
Researchers said the post-workout blood from the sprint-style session teemed with far more physiology-related markers associated with improved health, challenging the idea that longer moderate exercise necessarily delivers the stronger response.