The Claim
In healthy young women, high-intensity interval water training consisting of eight 20-second supramaximal efforts does not result in greater excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) compared to moderate-intensity continuous water training, with no statistically significant difference in post-exercise energy expenditure (22.53 ± 4.98 kcal vs 22.10 ± 8.00 kcal), indicating that supramaximal aquatic intervals do not enhance post-exercise metabolic rate in this population.
What the research says
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For healthy young women, doing short, super-intense water workouts doesn’t burn more calories after exercise than steady, moderate water workouts — both burn about the same extra amount afterward.
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In healthy young women, high-intensity interval water training consisting of eight 20-second supramaximal efforts does not produce greater excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) than moderate-intensity continuous water training, with no significant difference observed (22.53 ± 4.98 kcal vs 22.10 ± 8.00 kcal), indicating that supramaximal aquatic intervals do not enhance post-exercise metabolic rate in this population.
What the research says
1 studyThe study looked at the same workout routine described in the claim and found that intense water workouts didn’t burn more calories after exercise than moderate ones.
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