How to Lose Thigh Fat
Have researchers finally found how to lose thigh fat?
Australian scientists divided 30 women into two groups: Both cycled three times a week, but one rode for 40 minutes at a steady pace, and the other for 20 minutes, alternating 8 seconds of sprinting with 12 seconds of light pedaling.
After 15 weeks, the sprinters had lost three times as much body fat as the others -including thigh and core fat, which the rest didn’t.
Intermittent sprinting may create a fat-burning response within the exercising muscles, says lead researcher Ethlyn Gail Trapp, Ph.D.
“It seems likely you could stimulate a similar response rowing or running.” To lose thigh fat or overall body fat, Trapp suggests trying the 8-second sprints and 12-second slowdowns with any activity targeting your problem areas.
If this sounds like a workout that may spot-reduce, well, that is what this study seems to suggest, which makes me question if it was properly constructed.
I think more studies are needed before we can jump to a conclusion that intermittent spinning can help you lose thigh fat. [source: Women's Health]
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