High-intensity exercise and time-restricted eating may do more for cardiometabolic health and weight loss than either approach alone, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE .
High-intensity exercise combines intense aerobic exercise with resistance exercise. Time-restricted eating limits the hours in which someone eats, but not what is eaten.
After 12 weeks, the researchers found that all three groups "had significant weight loss and decrease in waist and hip circumference," according to a news release posted on Science Daily . They also enjoyed positive changes in their lipid and glucose levels.
"We can highlight in this study that time-restricted eating is a good solution to combat obesity, easy to implement since it does not require people to limit their overall food intake or count the total number of daily calories," the study's corresponding author, Rami Maaloul, said in a written statement from PLOS One. "In addition, sport has a fundamental role in preventing weight gain."
Fat-free mass — defined as a combination of lean mass and skeletal muscle mass — and blood pressure both got better in the exercise group and in the combination group, but not for those who only practiced time-restricted eating. The researchers noted that indicates it reduces fat mass without reducing muscle mass. "This finding may help to explain why time-restricted eating could improve metabolic dysfunction in obese people, as muscle mass plays a crucial role for resting metabolism, glucose regulation and maintaining skeletal integrity."
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