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Short Session High Intensity Interval Training and Treadmill Assessment in Aged Mice
Published on: February 2, 2019
Higher energy and carbohydrate demand of interval training at a given average velocity on track versus treadmill
Max Niemeyer1,1, Tobias Gregor Josef Weber1,1, Ralph Beneke1,1
1Institute of Sport Science and Motology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg 35037, Germany.
Abstract:
We tested the hypothesis that because of acceleration and deceleration, the energy and carbohydrate demand are higher in interval training on a track than on a treadmill. Ten male subjects performed the same interval training on a treadmill and an outdoor track. A higher energy and carbohydrate demand on the track emphasizes that treadmill interval studies analyzing high numbers of short-lasting interval bouts are not transferable to interval running on a track.
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