Regular 30-second exercises are able to "adjust the relationship" of the body with sugar is no worse than prolonged grueling workouts. Two weeks of exercise was enough to increase the sensitivity of the body to insulin by 23% and reduce the time it takes our tissues to process additional glucose.

James Timmons of the University of Edinburgh and his colleagues decided to refute the long-held view that short-term loads do not affect the "settings" of metabolism at all.

To do this, scientists tested 16 healthy male volunteers for two weeks.

Each of them "ran back" during this time only 12 minutes (6 intense sessions for four 30-second intervals), but this was enough to improve the metabolism of glucose, the violations of which lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity and subsequent disorders. Thus, the sensitivity of cells to insulin increased by 23%, and the absorption of glucose by muscles by 18%.

Thus, the authors of the publication in BMC Endocrine Disorders not only disproved the established stereotype, but also provided excellent recommendations to all those who do not have enough time for full-fledged sports. Just do not forget that the main guarantee of success is regularity, writes the newspaper. Ru.

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