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High-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves insulin sensitivity and glycaemic control in reproductive-aged women with overweight/obesity with greater time efficiency and adherence than traditional moderate-intensity endurance training.

If you have excess weight and want to improve your blood sugar control without spending hours at the gym, try High-Intensity Interval Training. The protocol described involves three weekly sessions totaling about 109 minutes, mixing short bursts of near-maximal effort with recovery periods. This approach is designed to be more time-efficient than traditional steady-state cardio while delivering comparable or better metabolic benefits for women in your demographic.

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HIIT, defined as short periods of intense activity separated by low-intensity breaks, leads to greater improvements in insulin sensitivity, cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition than those induced by continuous moderate-intensity training in subjects at increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases.
Trine Moholdt et al. · BMJ Open · 2021

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Isolated and combined effects of high-intensity interval training and time-restricted eating on glycaemic control in reproductive-aged women with overweight or obesity: study protocol for a four-armed randomised controlled trial

Trine Moholdt et al. · BMJ Open · 2021

DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040020

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