For heart patients, how much total energy you burn during exercise might matter more than whether you do intense bursts or steady workouts — when both types burn the same calories, they seem to help your fitness just as much.

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High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

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2025 Jan-Feb

When both workouts burn the same number of calories, intense short bursts of exercise aren't better than steady, moderate exercise for improving heart fitness in heart disease patients.

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High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2024.101137

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For people with heart disease, short bursts of intense exercise don’t seem to work much better than steady, moderate exercise when both burn the same number of calories — both help a bit, but the difference between them is tiny.

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