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High intensity exercise in cold weather help burn more fat: Study
Regular physical activity improves the metabolism of consumed nutrients and helps regulate lipid levels in the blood. Previous research has shown that high-intensity interval training is better for lipid metabolism and oxidation of fat than moderate-intensity continuous exercise. Exercise in cold environments is also known to enhance lipid oxidation, however the immediate and long-term effects of HIIE exercise in cold are unknown.
Researchers at School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Canada have found in a new study that high-intensity interval exercise may help burn more fat when performed in cold weather. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Ambient temperature also plays a role in metabolism during exercise and while at rest, but it is unclear how temperature affects blood lipid levels or post-meal metabolism the next day.
In a new study, a small group of moderately fit, overweight adult volunteers participated in two evening high-intensity exercise sessions separated by a week. In both sessions, the volunteers completed 10 one-minute cycling sprints at 90% effort. A 90-second recovery period of cycling at 30% effort followed each sprint. At the end of the sprint session, the volunteers were allowed to cool down with slow cycling or walking. In one exercise session, the ambient temperature was "thermoneutral" at approximately 70 degrees F. A thermoneutral environment is warm enough that it does not alter metabolic processes. The room temperature in the other session was a cold 32 degrees F.
The researchers measured the participants' skin temperature, core body temperature, heart rate and amount of oxygen delivered to the quadriceps muscles in the thigh during both sessions. Glucose (blood sugar), oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and gas exchange rates were also recorded. After each workout, the volunteers ate a protein- and carbohydrate-rich nutrition bar before going to sleep. The next morning, the research team provided the participants with a high-fat breakfast, after which blood samples were taken to measure insulin, glucose and triglyceride levels and to compute lipid oxidation rates.
"The present study found that high-intensity exercise in the cold increased lipid oxidation by 358% during the exercise bout in comparison to high-intensity exercise in a thermoneutral environment," the research team wrote. However, longer term metabolic responses after eating the high-fat meal—including blood sugar regulation, fat burning and triglyceride levels—did not change substantially after the cold condition.
Read the full article, "High-intensity interval exercise in the cold regulates acute and postprandial metabolism," published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751