Rebecca Mills
Kin 110 Discussion
10/21/15
Big Assignment
High Intensity Interval Training (Crossfit) vs. Moderate Intensity Exercise
Obesity is a hot topic in today’s American culture especially within the health and fitness world. Research suggests that obesity is linked to the resistance of insulin within the body. This increased insulin resistance seen among obese individuals is also connected to reduced lipid oxidation. It is a well known fact that exercise inherently increases the fitness level of an individual while also reducing the risk or even reversing type II diabetes due to raising insulin sensitivity and rates of fat oxidation. The purpose of this particular study was to determine which method of exercise best will produce …show more content…
Seven of them had class II obesity and the remaining thirteen men had class III obesity. The study participants began a program consisting of a balanced diet, thirty minutes of recreational activity, and a psychological assessment. In tandem with that baseline program, participants also completed a two week interval training program which was either high intensity interval training or moderate intensity training. The high intensity interval training program consisted of ten-seconds at a workload equivalent to about 90% max heart rate and then sixty-seconds of rest. For the moderate intensity program participants completed forty to fifty minutes of continuous exercise at a moderate intensity. Prior to conducting the training program, the participants did a series of pre-training tests to measure their starting point. The same tests were then conducting following the completion of the training …show more content…
Although the results did not particularly change that greatly, for all fields there was an improvement after the training compared to before. It should also be mentioned that the difference in results for the high intensity program were greater than the results from the moderate intensity program. This is an indication that the high intensity interval training is more effective than the moderate intensity training. Table 2 is showing the variables within the training program based on the training program the numbers varied for example the duration of exercises in the high intensity program were less than those of the moderate intensity program. In general, this table shows the difference in duration versus intensity. The longer the duration of the workout the less intense its going to be and vice versa. Figures 1 to 3 all demonstrate the physiological effects the training programs had on the participants comparing things including respiratory exchange ratio, hormone concentrations, and fat oxidation rates. All of the graphs show the same trend however the results from the high intensity interval training show slightly increased values. These figures further show that high intensity interval training is more
Kin 110 Discussion
10/21/15
Big Assignment
High Intensity Interval Training (Crossfit) vs. Moderate Intensity Exercise
Obesity is a hot topic in today’s American culture especially within the health and fitness world. Research suggests that obesity is linked to the resistance of insulin within the body. This increased insulin resistance seen among obese individuals is also connected to reduced lipid oxidation. It is a well known fact that exercise inherently increases the fitness level of an individual while also reducing the risk or even reversing type II diabetes due to raising insulin sensitivity and rates of fat oxidation. The purpose of this particular study was to determine which method of exercise best will produce …show more content…
Seven of them had class II obesity and the remaining thirteen men had class III obesity. The study participants began a program consisting of a balanced diet, thirty minutes of recreational activity, and a psychological assessment. In tandem with that baseline program, participants also completed a two week interval training program which was either high intensity interval training or moderate intensity training. The high intensity interval training program consisted of ten-seconds at a workload equivalent to about 90% max heart rate and then sixty-seconds of rest. For the moderate intensity program participants completed forty to fifty minutes of continuous exercise at a moderate intensity. Prior to conducting the training program, the participants did a series of pre-training tests to measure their starting point. The same tests were then conducting following the completion of the training …show more content…
Although the results did not particularly change that greatly, for all fields there was an improvement after the training compared to before. It should also be mentioned that the difference in results for the high intensity program were greater than the results from the moderate intensity program. This is an indication that the high intensity interval training is more effective than the moderate intensity training. Table 2 is showing the variables within the training program based on the training program the numbers varied for example the duration of exercises in the high intensity program were less than those of the moderate intensity program. In general, this table shows the difference in duration versus intensity. The longer the duration of the workout the less intense its going to be and vice versa. Figures 1 to 3 all demonstrate the physiological effects the training programs had on the participants comparing things including respiratory exchange ratio, hormone concentrations, and fat oxidation rates. All of the graphs show the same trend however the results from the high intensity interval training show slightly increased values. These figures further show that high intensity interval training is more