In the authors' words
“When pre- and postmenopausal women were considered separately, the effect of HIIT on weight, total and abdominal FM were only significant before menopause.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Mixed results
About the study
- Type
- Meta-analysis
- Who took part
- Midlife women, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 959
- Exercise
- High-intensity intervals
- Cited
- 29 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 32613697
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Similar studies
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- In postmenopausal breast cancer survivors, 6 weeks of interval or continuous aerobic training both improved cardiorespiratory fitness by about 12%, with interval training also improving strength and weight more.
- In overweight postmenopausal women, 12 weeks of HIIT or HIIT plus resistance training reduced abdominal and visceral fat more than moderate-intensity continuous training.
- Overweight or obese postmenopausal women did combined HIIT and resistance training three times weekly for 12 weeks, and researchers found reduced abdominal fat and increased muscle mass and fitness versus controls.