Peer-reviewed research concerning aerobic exercise, summarized and appraised in plain language with every source cited.
This study tested whether a six-week, unsupervised high-intensity interval training (HIIT) running program on campus could improve fitness, sleep, and body composition in sedentary male university students. Fifty-six students were…
This study set out to clarify how testosterone levels change after a single bout of exercise, given conflicting findings in past research. It reviewed 15 randomized controlled trials with 251…
This study set out to see if sprint interval training while deliberately breathing less (voluntary hypoventilation, or VHL) could boost both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems in young men. Fourteen…
This study set out to compare how different types of exercise affect muscle metabolism and insulin sensitivity in the short term. Twelve healthy young men did three sessions: sprint intervals…
This study compared two cardio styles for building muscle when matched for total work and time: HIIT (high-intensity interval training, short bursts of hard effort with rests between) and MICT…
This study compared two ways of making sprint training harder: doing it in thin air, and doing it in the heat. Healthy men and women trained twice a week for…
This study looked at whether a quick, low-effort high-intensity interval training routine (REHIT) could improve blood sugar control after meals and over a full day in healthy, active middle-aged men.…
This study compared two ways of organising the same lifting session in untrained young men. The test method was cluster set resistance training, meaning a set is broken into small…
This study looked at how different types of exercise affect body composition during weight loss. It compared resistance training, aerobic exercise, and no exercise in 304 adults on a calorie-restricted…
This study measured what happens to scrotal temperature during a run. Eleven trained long-distance runners ran on a treadmill for 60 minutes at 60% of their maximum aerobic capacity, in…
This study set out to see whether ashwagandha, a herb widely sold for stress and performance, adds anything to interval training. Interval training here meant repeated hard efforts on a…