The Claim
In male university students with overweight or obesity, Tabata training leads to a higher glucose oxidation rate (1.67 ± 0.28 g/min) during the entire exercise and recovery period compared to both high-intensity interval training (HIIT; 1.31 ± 0.22 g/min) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT; 0.61 ± 0.06 g/min), with statistically significant differences (p < 0.01 and p < 0.001), indicating a greater reliance on carbohydrate metabolism per minute during and after exercise.
What the research says
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For overweight or obese male college students, doing Tabata workouts means their bodies burn more sugar for energy during and after exercise compared to other types of workouts like regular HIIT or steady jogging.
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In male university students with overweight or obesity, Tabata training results in a higher glucose oxidation rate (1.67 ± 0.28 g/min) over the full exercise and recovery period compared to both HIIT (1.31 ± 0.22 g/min) and MICT (0.61 ± 0.06 g/min), with statistically significant differences (p<0.01 and p<0.001), indicating greater reliance on carbohydrate metabolism per minute during and after exercise.
What the research says
1 studyThe study looked at the same types of workouts mentioned in the claim, but it found that Tabata did not burn more glucose per minute than the other workouts—actually, it said Tabata had lower glucose use, which goes against the claim.
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