Comparison of the Effectiveness of High Intensity Intermittent and Continuous Moderate Exercises in Weight Loss Process

Comparison of the Effectiveness of High Intensity Intermittent and Continuous Moderate Exercises in Weight Loss Process
vahid monfared,^1,* adel salehian,² Zeinab Faghfouri ,³ Mehdi seyed Yousefi ,⁴
1. Student Research Committee
2. Student Research Committee
3. Food Health Research Center
4. Sports Medicine Board of Aradan
Introduction: Background and purpose: Obesity is one of the most common diseases and one of the major causes of mortality worldwide, which is known as abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat in the body which disrupts one's health. Physical activity and exercise play an important role in the prevention and treatment of obesity, and various types are suggested in terms of type, severity and duration. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of high intensity and moderate intensity continuous exercise in weight loss process
Methods: Search Method: Searches in various databases such as PubMed, Scopus and Sciencedirect with keywords such as overweight, obesity, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT)
Results: Results: Some studies show that HIIT training has a greater effect on reducing body fat compared to MICT training, which increases cardiac output and improves cardiac performance. In some other studies, however, both types of exercise have had approximately the same effect on weight loss and body fat as well as on decreasing inflammatory factors such as TNF-α, although HIIT exercises require approximately 40% less time. Exercise programs that include running have also been shown to be more effective in inducing changes in body composition, while cycling exercises have been less effective
Conclusion: Conclusion: According to the results of the studies, it seems that using HIIT exercise due to its good effect on weight loss and less time required and due to lack of time which is a reason for many people to not participate in exercise programs. Together with diet therapy can be a new and appropriate approach for the prevention or treatment of overweight and obesity
Keywords: Keywords: Obesity, Overweight, High Intensity Intermittent Exercise, and Medium Intensity Exercise