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Postexercise fat oxidation: effect of exercise duration, intensity, and modality.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20175430     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Postexercise fat oxidation may be important for exercise prescription aimed at optimizing fat loss. The authors examined the effects of exercise intensity, duration, and modality on postexercise oxygen consumption (VO2) and substrate selection/ respiratory-exchange ratio (RER) in healthy individuals. Three experiments (n = 7 for each) compared (a) short- (SD) vs. long-duration (LD) ergometer cycling exercise (30 min vs. 90 min) matched for intensity, (b) low- (LI) vs. high-intensity (HI) cycling (50% vs. 85% of VO2(max)) matched for energy expenditure, and (c) continuous (CON) vs. interval (INT) cycling matched for energy expenditure and mean intensity. All experiments were administered by crossover design. Altering exercise duration did not affect postexercise VO2 or RER kinetics (p > .05). However, RER was lower and fat oxidation was higher during the postexercise period in LD vs. SD (p < .05). HI vs. LI resulted in a significant increase in total postexercise energy expenditure and fat oxidation (p < .01). Altering exercise modality (CON vs. INT) did not affect postexercise VO2, RER, or fat oxidation (p > .05). These results demonstrate that postexercise energy expenditure and fat oxidation can be augmented by increasing exercise intensity, but these benefits cannot be exploited by undertaking interval exercise (1:2-min work:recovery ratio) when total energy expenditure, duration, and mean intensity remain unchanged. In spite of the apparent benefit of these strategies, the amount of fat oxidized after exercise may be inconsequential compared with that oxidized during the exercise bout.
Authors:
Amy Warren; Erin J Howden; Andrew D Williams; James W Fell; Nathan A Johnson
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism     Volume:  19     ISSN:  1526-484X     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-23     Completed Date:  2010-03-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100939812     Medline TA:  Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  607-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Human Life Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue / metabolism
Adult
Bicycling / physiology*
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Cross-Over Studies
Energy Metabolism / physiology*
Female
Humans
Lipid Metabolism / physiology*
Male
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxygen Consumption / physiology*
Physical Exertion / physiology
Time Factors
Young Adult

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