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Effect of an Endurance and Strength Mixed Circuit Training on Regional Fat Thickness: The Quest for the “Spot Reduction”

Antonio PaoliMarco FantinAntonino BiancoCarlo BertaggiaGiuseppe MarcolinTatiana MoroMatteo SaoncellaAndrea Casolo

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Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyHealth Toxicology and MutagenesissportsLipolysisAdipose tissuelcsh:Medicine030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicineLipolysisHumans030212 general & internal medicineExerciseCircuit trainingbody compositionbusiness.industryUltrasoundlcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthResistance trainingadipose tissueEndocrinologyspot reductionSpot reductionsports.sportSubcutaneous adipose tissueresistance trainingbusinessCircuit-Based ExerciseHormone

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Accumulation of adipose tissue in specific body areas is related to many physiological and hormonal variables. Spot reduction (SR) is a training protocol aimed to stimulate lipolysis locally, even though this training protocol has not been extensively studied in recent years. Thus, the present study sought to investigate the effect of a circuit-training SR on subcutaneous adipose tissue in healthy adults. Methods: Fourteen volunteers were randomly assigned to spot reduction (SR) or to a traditional resistance training (RT) protocol. Body composition via bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and subcutaneous adipose tissue via skinfold and ultrasound were measured before and after eight weeks of training. Results: SR significantly reduced body mass (p &lt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-04-06International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
10.3390/ijerph18073845https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/7/3845