Research Supports 30 Minute Workouts for Weight Loss

Research Supports 30 Minute Workouts for Weight Loss

Research from a study conducted at the University of Copenhagen has shown 30 minutes of daily exercise to provide an equally effective benefit on weight loss as 60 minute workouts.

The study, as published in the American Journal of Physiology involved 60 overweight Danish men who had previously been sedentary and not exercising.

One third of the group were assigned to do 30 minutes of exercise a day at an intensity level high enough to produce a sweat. One third of the group were assigned to do 60 minutes of aerobic exercise a day and the last third of the group remained sedentary and did no exercise.

Results from the study showed that on average, the men who exercised for 30 minutes a day lost slightly more weight than those who exercised for a whole hour. Interestingly, the 30 minute group burned more calories than they should relative to the training program set for them.

This is just one study among many to suggest that a 30 minute intense workout at least 3 times a week is an acceptable level of activity for the average adult. As a result of these findings the cityfitness gym group have introduced half hour workouts to their programme mix with the latest about to launch in April; R30, an intense 30 minute indoor cycle class.

Director of Programming, Allyson Donnelly says ’Intensity of the workout often trumps duration when it comes to creating change in the body. 30 minute workouts, like our exclusive R30 program and group Core, are a testament to this. The added benefits of a shorter workout are that it can be scaled for those who don’t quite have the stamina for a full hour class and obviously, is convenient to those who have limited time to exercise.’

The R30 programme will launch across all cityfitness gyms on 8 April 2013.

cityfitness is a New Zealand based, family owned company beginning with one club in Porirua in 2000 and has steadily grown to 21 clubs nationwide over the last 12 years.

The cityfitness group is one of the country’s most progressive health and fitness businesses, building a reputation on their high level of customer service, facilities, equipment and member support. cityfitness clubs offer a wide range of amenities, including: personal training, group fitness, indoor cycling and ‘state of the art’ strength and cardio equipment.

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