Study: HIIT workouts may yield benefits other exercise won't

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Scientists say people who participate in high intensity interval training, or HIIT, may reap benefits that aren’t seen with other forms of aerobic exercise, according to research published this month by a team of researchers at Rockefeller University.⁠
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The study shows high-intensity training provokes a robust response throughout the bloodstream. Participants completed either six all-out sprints …

Scientists say people who participate in high intensity interval training, or HIIT, may reap benefits that aren’t seen with other forms of aerobic exercise, according to research published this month by a team of researchers at Rockefeller University.⁠
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The study shows high-intensity training provokes a robust response throughout the bloodstream. Participants completed either six all-out sprints …

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