Eight Seconds Key to Weight Loss

Walking for 60 minutes, seven times a week usually result in a weight loss of about 1.15 kg.

Researchers in Australia have devised a workout that burns three times the amount of fat. The research, which studied 45 overweight women over a 15 week period, discovered that putting the women through a 20 minute cycling regime in which they sprinted on a stationary bike for eight seconds followed by 12 seconds of cycling lightly, they lost three times more weight as other women who exercised at a continuous, regular pace for 40 minutes.

Their success was due to higher amounts of chemical compounds called catecholamines being produced in increasing amounts when linked to interval sprinting; resulting in a chemical reaction that drives greater weight loss.

Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21096920-36398,00.html