A new clinical trial reports that adults with central obesity can reduce body fat and improve cardiovascular fitness with a “once-a-week” exercise routine. Researchers studied 315 participants who have excess fat around the waist and followed a four-month intervention. One group completed 75 minutes of brisk interval walking in a single weekly session, while another group performed the same total amount of exercise split across three days per week. Across the study period, the once-weekly group shows reductions in overall body fat and waist measurements, along with improvements in cardiovascular fitness. The magnitude of these changes is reported to be similar to the group that exercises three times weekly. The findings suggest that, for this population, concentrating a moderate volume of brisk interval walking into one weekly workout can produce benefits comparable to spreading the same workload across multiple shorter sessions. The results are based on measured changes in body composition, waist size, and fitness indicators over the four-month study duration.
Study finds one weekly brisk walk reduces belly fat similar to three weekly sessions
A new clinical trial reports that adults with central obesity can reduce body fat and improve cardiovascular fitness with a “once-a-week” exercise routine. Researchers studied 315 participants who hav...
- The study includes 315 adults with central obesity (excess fat around the waist).
- Participants perform 75 minutes of brisk interval walking weekly either once per week or split across three days.
- After about four months, the once-weekly group shows reduced body fat and smaller waist measurements.
- Cardiovascular fitness improves in the once-weekly group, with changes reported as similar to the three-times-weekly group.
- Both groups follow the same total weekly exercise time, differing mainly by how it is scheduled.
One session of brisk walking per week may help cut body fat and boost fitness nearly as much as three weekly workouts, according to a new study.
1 hour agoOne session of brisk walking per week may help cut body fat and boost fitness nearly as much as three weekly workouts, according to a new study.
1 hour agoA surprisingly small dose of exercise may deliver major health benefits for adults carrying excess fat around the waist. In a four-month trial involving 315 adults with central obesity, researchers found that completing 75 minutes of brisk interval walking in a single weekly session reduced body fat, trimmed waistlines, and improved cardiovascular fitness about as effectively as splitting the same exercise across three days.
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