Metabolic Health

Exercise Order Matters for Women with Severe Obesity Fighting Metabolic Syndrome

Researchers investigated whether the order of combining high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with resistance training affects metabolic health improvements in women with severe obesity. This 20-week study compared two groups: one doing HIIT followed by resistance training, and another doing resistance training followed by HIIT. The goal was to understand how exercise sequencing influences individual responses to concurrent training, particularly for improving metabolic syndrome markers like blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels in this high-risk population.