There is no difference between continuous and accumulated patterns of exercise in terms of effects on fitness , blood pressure , lipids , insulin and glucose .
There is some evidence from a small number of studies that changes in body mass and LDL cholesterol are more favourable following the accumulated condition .
Collectively our findings suggest that adults are likely to accrue similar health benefits from exercising in a single bout or accumulating activity from shorter bouts throughout the day .
Public health guidelines suggest that physical activity can be accumulated in multiple short bouts dispersed through the day .
A synthesis of the evidence for this approach is lacking .
Our objective was to undertake a systematic review and meta- analysis to examine if exercise interventions consisting of a single bout of exercise compared with interventions comprising the same total duration , mode , and intensity of exercise accumulated over the course of the day have different effects on health outcomes in adults .
Effects of Single Versus Multiple Bouts of Resistance Training on Maximal Strength and Anaerobic Performance
Abstract This study examined the effects of one single bout daily versus triple bouts of resistance exercise for 12 weeks on muscular strength and anaerobic performance of the upper body . Twenty young male adults ( age : 22.0 ± 1.0 years , bench press : 44.0 ± 10.3 kg ) were r and omly assigned to a single bout ( SB ) or triple bouts ( TB ) of resistance exercise group . Maximal strength and anaerobic performance of the upper body using the bench press ( one-repetition maximum ) and the modified 30 s Wingate test were determined before and after the intervention . Additionally , changes in lactate levels before and after the Wingate test were measured . Although the SB and TB groups showed a significant increase in maximal strength ( post-intervention , SB : 67.2 ± 9.2 and TB : 67.6 ± 7.6 kg , respectively ) compared with the values at pre-intervention ( SB : 44.6 ± 11.4 and TB : 43.9 ± 8.7 kg , respectively ) , there was no significant difference for this variable between the two groups post-intervention ( p > 0.05 ) . The anaerobic performance of the upper body in the SB and TB groups also displayed improvements without significant difference between the two groups after the completion of different training regimes . On the basis of the same training volume , multiple bouts of resistance training showed similar improvements in maximal strength and anaerobic performance to one bout of resistance training in young adult men without prior experience in resistance
There is no difference between continuous and accumulated patterns of exercise in terms of effects on fitness , blood pressure , lipids , insulin and glucose .
There is some evidence from a small number of studies that changes in body mass and LDL cholesterol are more favourable following the accumulated condition .
Collectively our findings suggest that adults are likely to accrue similar health benefits from exercising in a single bout or accumulating activity from shorter bouts throughout the day .
Public health guidelines suggest that physical activity can be accumulated in multiple short bouts dispersed through the day .
A synthesis of the evidence for this approach is lacking .
Our objective was to undertake a systematic review and meta- analysis to examine if exercise interventions consisting of a single bout of exercise compared with interventions comprising the same total duration , mode , and intensity of exercise accumulated over the course of the day have different effects on health outcomes in adults .