Doing short bursts of intense exercise for 12 weeks doesn't improve the maximum oxygen your body can use during exercise in people with excess body fat, even though they can exercise longer before getting tired.

Scientific Claim

High-intensity interval training does not significantly improve peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) in overfat adults after 12 weeks of intervention, despite improvements in exercise endurance.

Original Statement

“The absolute O2peak values did not change in any study group. However, the relative O2peak (ml/kg/min) increased in the HIIT, VLCHF+HIIT, and VLCHF groups due to body mass reduction.”

From study:Effects of a Very Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet and High-Intensity Interval Training on Visceral Fat Deposition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Overfat Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

definitive

Can make definitive causal claims

Assessment Explanation

The study clearly measured absolute O2peak values and found no significant changes, which is accurately described as 'does not significantly improve'. The distinction between absolute and relative O2peak is properly noted.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Effects of a Very Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet and High-Intensity Interval Training on Visceral Fat Deposition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Overfat Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

RCT

Human

2021

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Effects of a Very Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet and High-Intensity Interval Training on Visceral Fat Deposition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Overfat Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Score: 60

DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.785694

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