The Claim

In spontaneously hypertensive rats, 10 weeks of aerobic exercise was associated with an 80% increase in maximum exercise capacity, and this increase was not reduced after 4 days of detraining.

Source: Short-Term Detraining does not Change Insulin Sensitivity and RBP4 in Rodents Previously Submitted to Aerobic Exercise

What the research says

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In plain English

When rats with high blood pressure did 10 weeks of running on a wheel, they got much better at exercising—80% better—and even after just four days of stopping, they still kept most of that improvement.

See the scientific wording

In spontaneously hypertensive rats, 10 weeks of aerobic exercise was associated with an 80% increase in maximum exercise capacity, which was not reduced after 4 days of detraining.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Short-Term Detraining does not Change Insulin Sensitivity and RBP4 in Rodents Previously Submitted to Aerobic Exercise

    The study found that rats that exercised for 10 weeks got much better at running, and even after just 4 days of resting, they still kept their improved running ability — which is exactly what the claim says.

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