The Claim

In young adults, steady-state exercise at 60–90% of VO2max produces higher peak oxygen consumption and heart rate during exercise compared to full-body calisthenics performed with nine bodyweight exercises at 15 reps × 4 sets.

Source: Greater Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption and Fat Use Following Calisthenics vs. Oxygen Consumption Matched Steady-State Exercise

What the research says

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In plain English

During exercise, young adults who perform steady-state cardio at 60–90% of their maximum oxygen uptake reach higher peak oxygen consumption and heart rate than those who perform nine bodyweight exercises in four sets of 15 repetitions.

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In young adults, steady-state exercise at 60–90% of VO2max results in higher peak oxygen consumption and heart rate during exercise than full-body calisthenics performed with nine bodyweight exercises at 15 reps × 4 sets.

Why this might work

When a person exercises at a steady, high intensity using large muscle groups continuously, the heart must pump more blood and the muscles use more oxygen nonstop, pushing oxygen use and heart rate to their highest levels during the workout. In contrast, when a person does short bursts of bodyweight exercises with rest between sets, the heart and lungs don't need to work as hard during the workout because the body gets brief breaks to recover, so oxygen use and heart rate never reach the same peak levels.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Greater Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption and Fat Use Following Calisthenics vs. Oxygen Consumption Matched Steady-State Exercise

    The study found that when young adults ran at a high intensity, their heart rate and oxygen use went higher during the workout than when they did a bodyweight circuit — even though the bodyweight workout burned more fat afterward.

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